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Harvey C. Mansfield's Honorable Quest To Educate Harvard

Mansfield Among the Moderns

Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. is among America’s foremost political scientists. He has translated the works of key thinkers from Niccolo Machiavelli to Alexis de Tocqueville, and written...

I was one of a few conservative professors at Harvard — here’s where the school went wrong

Universities should be places of rigorous debate. But Harvard has become a place where there's only one right answer.

Let's Talk about Neal Katyal's TED Talk

He takes a shot at Michael McConnell as "that guy" and compares the Court's questions to Harvey AI.

*In the Realm of the Last Man*

As Mark Lilla, a recovering Straussian, once remarked, they [the Straussians] were like craftsmen building a house brick by brick on a foundation that Leo Strauss had laid.  But th...

The Triumph of Justice Thomas

Clarence Thomas triumphs — and his legal vision, too

Clarence Thomas’ 34-year Supreme Court tenure has given originalism time to mature — from slogan to method and from method to law.

Civitas Symposium on Justice Thomas and the Declaration of Independence

A notable roster of center-right thinkers engages with Justice Thomas' recent lecture.

Alito Teaches The Right How To Have Principles And Win At The Same Time

In Alito, Hemingway paints a picture of a justice who understands the greatest constitution in the world is only as good as those who steward it.

Justice Harlan's Lectures Gets A Shout-Out In Birthright Citizenship Case

Justice Gorsuch twice referenced Justice Harlan's constitutional law lecture on Wong Kim Ark.

Justice John Marshall Harlan and Birth Tourism

Justice Harlan provides a middle ground for the Supreme Court on the question of birthright citizenship.

Alito: A Justice in Full

Justice Alito is the least heralded conservative on the Supreme Court; Hemingway corrects that by revealing the formidable man beneath the robe.

Massie’s Dilemma—and Ours

Dead-end party loyalty is no answer to impractical oppositionism. The post Massie’s Dilemma—and Ours appeared first on The American Conservative.

‘One man, one vote’? Maybe Not in Trump’s America

A recent Supreme Court decision threatens a core democratic principle.

Justice Thomas’ take on America’s 250th birthday

Yuval Levin assesses US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent Texas speech honoring America’s milestone birthday. Thomas criticizes the counter-constitutional ideas of some...

What Can Be Done To Stop Campus Disruptions?

Judge Ho draws a direct line between Yale and UCLA.

Justice Thomas' Courage Deserves Careful Attention

In his speech, he offered something increasingly rare: a coherent defense of the American constitutional order rooted in first principles.

How Clarence Thomas Misunderstands Democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice's insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn't be more wrong.

The Moral and Political Wisdom of C.S. Lewis

Daniel J. Mahoney, The American Mind In delightful literary forms, he conveys moral and political insights that remain all the more true for being so profoundly countercultural.

“Very difficult, perhaps altogether impossible”: Smith’s political science

Yet the argument of Book V is something quite different. Over hundreds of pages, Smith patiently shows why both peace and a tolerable administration of justice are historically rar...

The Return of Hard Power Politics

Will the Right will use its power to reverse course, or will it hesitate in the face of the battles that now define American political life?

The Partisan Asymmetry In Callais

Justice Jackson never countenances that her decision to "run out the clock" might be partisan.

Riccardo Cantadori: What conservative principles can offer a divided Britain

The wise politician addresses the questions of his age with a view to passing a society’s fundamental values on to future generations, allowing for adjustments that do not compromi...

Clarence Thomas: Celebrate America 250 By Doing Something To Save The Country

'[T]here are too few people who are willing to do what it takes to do the right thing; to sacrifice the popularity, flattery, comfort, and security that are the purchase price for...