Scientists and physicians can figure out whether a new drug actually extends lives, and mathematicians can calculate the costs, but science alone cannot provide a considered judgment about who should have those benefits and at what price. From the 1830s to the 1860s, a South Carolina slave named Dave was a potter and a poet. […]
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Can American Political Thought Be a Resource for Improving Race Relations in the U.S.?
President Bill Clinton said in his first inaugural address: “Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” This invites the question, what is right with America? As this pertains [...]
What is the Future of the American Political thought Subfield?
Jay, your new book A Nation Forged by Crisis is excellent. It has already been widely reviewed, including in the Wall Street Journal, and it was recently named the best history book of the year by World magazine. More reviews and accolades are sure to follow. I jotted down some notes as I was reading, [...]
Solidarity and Subsidiarity
Each American knows he or she is a citizen, but also more than a citizen. Solidarity with all human beings—through a universal conception of rights and of citizenship in the City of God—means that our world isn’t irredeemably divided into bands of friends out to rob their enemies blind. The future belongs to the leader […]
Did the 2016 election provide a blueprint for the future success of the Republican Party?
I would say that the 2016 election provides a kind of blueprint for the future of the Republican Party, but that it is in need of modification. It is hard not to view it as a kind of blueprint, because it did work: the Party won the presidency and kept control of Congress. On the [...]
