The presidential pardoning power is valuable, but it must be circumscribed to a much greater extent than it currently is if it is to continue to have a positive effect on the governmental system of the United States. One of the most unique aspects of the US Constitution is the presidential power to pardon those […]
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Trump has been successful with his base because he has given voice to those who feel like victims for being patriots. Although President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dipped among the general public, it astonishes many seasoned political commentators that he remains overwhelmingly popular among the voters who put him in office. His base seems […]
Feminism, Transgenderism and the Politics of Identity

Following the logic of the feminist revolution toward its embrace of transgender rights provides insights into its unpredictable character. Second-wave feminists, taking their inspiration from Simone de Beauvoir, seek human liberation through the divorce of sex and gender. Women had long been “the second sex,” Beauvoir worried. Women will be free only when they transcend […]
The Career of American Feminism and its Rolling Revolution

The success of the second-wave feminist project requires a fundamental revolution in society’s mores and institutions. This revolution is closely connected with Dewey’s progressive political project. Like much of the American tradition, today’s feminism speaks the language of rights, liberty and equality. Yet there is also something within feminism hostile to the principles of limited […]
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