The Principle vs. The Expedient: Why Free Speech Survives Only Through Consistent Defense
When ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show “indefinitely” on September 17, 2025 after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called the comedian’s […]
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After the Shots: A Citizen’s Guide to Guarding the Public Square
Yesterday, Charlie Kirk was killed. I watched the breaking news on several networks. I watched a press conference from the
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The Death of Democracy’s Promise
Drawing from insights by Jonathan Last and others covering this tragedy Charlie Kirk wasn’t a hero. Not in the traditional
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Wake-Up Call for Democracies: How They Die From Within
Part One: The Method of Decline Democracies do not always die with gunfire and martial law. Often, they slip into
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Citizens United and Project 2025: How Money, Power, and Personnel Threaten American Democracy
In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential — and controversial — decisions in American legal
Liberty, Culture, and Conflict: The Foundations and Tensions of American Democracy
On a spring morning in April 1775, shots rang out on the village green in Lexington, Massachusetts. Local militia: farmers,
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Learning to Think Like a Citizen: What We the People Teaches Us About Democracy
Based on the work of Thomas E. Patterson, We The People, 13th Edition When Maya saw the video, her first
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Rhetorical Strategies of Fascism: Historical Patterns and Contemporary Concerns
Introduction: Understanding Fascism Fascism represents one of the most consequential political phenomena of the modern era, yet it remains notoriously
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The Fracturing of the Republic: Constitutional Principles Under Pressure in the Age of Project 2025
Introduction: The Unwritten Crisis For most of American history, constitutional crises have announced themselves through visible confrontation — secession, impeachment,
Thomas Hobbes: The Philosopher of Power and Survival
The winds howled over war-torn England. The streets were filled with the echoes of battle, of neighbors turned against each
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