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Americans should be thankful not only for the rare genius that assembled in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution, but for the unique circumstances under which they met. Not all moments in time are ripe for founding a nation. Nor is every citizenry equally prepared to receive new modes and orders. The Founders’ time
READ MOREThe COVID-19 pandemic has given Americans an unexpected amount of unstructured, home-based leisure time. Prohibited from attending our favorite sporting events, concerts, fireworks shows, and even traditional school, the need for something to fill that time grows as the days stretch into weeks and months. New hobbies are proliferating as people find new ways to connect and
READ MORETaken as a whole, however, without shared common principles our society is a ship on the high seas without a helmsman, maps, or compass.
READ MOREHillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that the Electoral College is one of the most dangerous institutions in American politics. Why? They say the Electoral College system, as opposed to a simple majority vote, distorts the one-person,
READ MOREI’m having dinner with my flatmates when my friend Morgan takes a picture of the scene. Then she sits back down and does something strange: she cocks her head sideways, crosses her eyes, and aims the phone at herself. Snap. Whenever I see someone taking a selfie, I get an awkward feeling of seeing something
READ MORERobert Mueller’s probe into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia during the presidential election is reaching a crescendo. Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn last week agreed to plead guilty to lying to the FBI and is now cooperating with the prosecution, setting off a frenzy of speculation about how high the investigation will
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