It is true that women were not in attendance at The Constitutional Convention, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t exercise some influence behind the scenes.

By my calculations I have attended over 40 graduation ceremonies.

Once a fabric begins to fray, the continuing unraveling of the garment is almost inevitable.

In many ways, political differences can be boiled down to one simple question: what is your view of human nature?

Two hundred years ago the frontier colonies of America braced for a long and determined conflict with the strongest military power in the world.

With this Address President Washington officially began the tradition we celebrate today.

Our reflection essay this week provides a brief overview of the complex nature of religion during the founding era and how it shaped our Constitutional order.

2023 is the 70th year since Regnery Publishing brought Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind to the reading public. 

This is the fifth article in a series about the Electoral College that I think a lot of Americans want to know the answers to.

This is the fourth installment of a series of articles on the Electoral College and our presidential election system.

This is the third installment of columns exploring the history and operation of the Electoral College.

We celebrate Constitution Day, September 17^th, amidst concerns about its future.

This is the second installment in a series based on questions asked about the Electoral College.

I recently had the chance to talk with a group of high school students who asked me questions about the Electoral College.

One of the central conceits of this website is that good action comes from sound thinking, and sound thinking requires attention to how words are used.

Of late 18th century American novels only Uncle Tom's Cabin outsold and out paced in significance Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, the story of Julian West, who falls asleep in 1887 amidst the chaos of late capitalism and awakes to the socialist utopia of the year 2000.

Too often we are inclined to attribute our Constitution and its subsequent success — we should not forget that its 236 year continuing legitimacy is one of the great accomplishments of the modern world

Winthrop gave this sermon aboard the Arabella, the ship upon which the Puritan community arrived in New England.

Wise people know that every generation stands on the shoulders of giants.