John Zmirak, The Stream, 7/21 Why does the U.S. have such a distinctive history? What is exceptional about us? How are we different from “normal countries” (Barack Obama’s term), like those in Western Europe, which are mostly content to dissolve their sovereignty in the secretive, autocratic European Union? Just Another Godforsaken Country If you ask […]
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Steele Brand, Real Clear Religion, 11/23 Why does exploring the founders’ reliance on God in the Declaration matter today? Because it is the most fundamental matter at the root of every political question. Why are humans equal? Because God created them so. Why do all humans have dignity? Because they are created in the image
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Paul Krause, The Federalist, 1/24 If Kirk were alive today, he would agree with those who are now critical of the neocons for having abandoned their conservatism in favor of an imperialistic and globalist ideology. While a handful of writers and thinkers before him had adopted the term “conservative” and promoted it in their writings,
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