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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 4: the pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato 0
- November 20, 2022
Some Federalists expressed pride in the Constitution precisely because they considered it more reality-based than Plato’s “Republic.”
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The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 2: The Founders’ education 0
- November 10, 2022
Eighteenth-century education encompassed religion, music, and English. . . . But the heart of the curriculum was made up of the Greco-Roman classics.
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First in a series: The ideas that formed the Constitution 0
- November 6, 2022
These essays will focus on the writers who taught the Founders their political lessons—their lessons in republicanism, in political organization, and in political virtue.
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The Cult of Advocacy: Comments on the State of Legal Scholarship—With Examples from Professor Ablavsky’s Latest Response 0
- October 23, 2022
Many writings by law professors merely serve a political agenda and do not meet the minimal qualifications for real scholarship
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Joe Biden’s Charge of ‘Semi-Fascism’0
- October 6, 2022
A long list of Biden’s actions could be classified as “semifascist.”
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Defending the Constitution: Why the Framers Thought Ratification by Only Nine States Was Sufficient 0
- October 2, 2022
Why nine? Because any combination of nine states (even the nine with the smallest populations) would comprise a majority of American citizens.
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