James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, repeatedly emphasized that the United States is a “republic” and not a “democracy.” In stark contrast, Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg columnist and former political science professor recently insisted: “One of this age’s great crank ideas, that the U.S. is
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How often have you heard someone praised for having an open mind? Pretty often, I’d bet. How often has such a comment been taken as something other than a compliment? Not very often, I’d suspect. After all, open-mindedness in our open society is thought to be a very good trait to possess. Indeed, what could
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I received some fascinating responses and comments regarding my recent column about how the West can save masculinity. One email in particular caught my attention. It was from a friend of mine named Troy, a socially conservative, politically libertarian member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Troy is happily married with three
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I read somewhere that May 1st is unofficially Batman Day, because that was the cover date on the issue of the comic he first appeared in. But I’ve since seen March 30 and Sept 15 thrown around, so I have no idea. International days are like a secular version of the feast days held in
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Punch in “leadership books” on Amazon, and dozens of volumes pop up. Punch in “follower books,” and you get titles about social media and Christian discipleship. This same disparity holds true for my public library. Here patrons can find dozens of books on leadership concepts and systems — servant leadership, leadership by example,
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Recently, we’ve been hearing a great deal about how some parents — usually wealthier, more educated ones — ban their kids from looking at screens. In October, the New York Times ran a series of stories about how tech executes in Silicon Valley obsessively keep their kids far away from the devices they invent. They
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