| This past week at RealClear’s American Civics portal, Dennis Hale and Marc Landy returned with their second essay in our 1776 Series (you can read their first essay here), titled “What Is American Citizenship?” In a thoughtful, comprehensive, and characteristically readable essay, they argue that citizenship can neither be reduced to making an endless series of demands upon government nor governing by majority rule. Instead, it entails Americans who share a patriotic love of place and creed working together under the law to address issues, through debate and deliberation, that regularly crop up in public life. In the second installment of Ashbrook’s new America Idea podcast, Jeff Sikkenga speaks with Greg McBrayer about the importance of “The Federalist Papers,” a series of 85 essays pseudonymously written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay that argue in favor of the Constitution’s ratification. In another notable podcast, Ronald J. Pestritto discusses his latest book, “America Transformed: The Rise and Legacy of American Progressivism,” and explores how Progressives such as Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Dewey broke sharply with the political principles of the American Founding. Aaron Sibarium explores the intellectual and historical roots of critical race theory, a movement that began in law schools that stood against the race-neutral, colorblind civil rights policies inaugurated by Brown v. Board of Education that its proponents argued only heightened inequality between the races. While there are “indeed some differences between critical race theory and the new racial orthodoxy,” they also share many similarities: modern antiracists such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo believe “all racial disparities are illegitimate, unconscious bias is everywhere, racist speech is violence” – a claim also forwarded by critical race theorists of a previous generation. Original Posts Dennis Hale & Marc Landy, RealClearPublicAffairs These days, the idea of citizenship immediately calls to mind the idea of rights: we have rights because we are citizens of a rights-protecting... In the News Errol Louis, New York Daily News Byron York, Washington Examiner Aaron Sibarium, Washington Free Beacon Emina Melonic, American Greatness Arch Puddington, American Purpose Anonymous, Minding the Campus Samuel Goldman, The Week Max Eden, Newsweek Ryan Dailey, Miami Herald James Varney, Washington Times Ramesh Ponnuru, American Enterprise Institute David Goldman, Law & Liberty Geoffrey M. Vaughan, James G. Martin Center Andrew Napolitano, Fox News Ross Douthat, Salt Lake Tribune Ronald J. Pestritto & Tim Benson, Ill Literacy Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Ronald J. Pestritto, Graduate Dean and Professor of Politics, to discuss his new book, America Transformed... Greg McBrayer & Jeff Sikkenga, American Idea Why are the Federalist Papers so important to American history and government? Is James Madison the most influential American... Greg Schneider & Tony Williams, BRI Scholars Talks How did JFK respond to foreign policy crises during his presidency? In our newest Cold War & the Presidency Scholar Talk, BRI Senior... Chris Flannery, American Story Jefferson drafted the Declaration, a committee reviewed it, corrections were made, and on July 2-4, Congress—in the midst of much... Charles Kesler & Gerard Bradley, Teleforum Join Professor Gerard V. Bradley and Dr. Charles Kesler, author of Crisis of the Two Constitutions: The Rise, Decline, and Recovery Giovanna McBride & Stewart McLaurin, White House Historical Association Although visitors from around the world have the opportunity to visit the White House every year, few kids have the opportunity... Peter Campbell, Institute of World Politics As a general, Ulysses S. Grant was often dismissed as a butcher of men and no strategist. This reputation is undeserved, however. Ulysses S. Grant’s memoir of the Civil War Paul Finkleman, John Craig Hammond, & Jeffrey Pasley, National Association of Scholars In 1820, under the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was admitted as a slave state in exchange for legislation that prohibited slavery... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories On this date in 1984, Geraldine Ferraro, whom I wrote about last week, accepted the vice presidential nomination at the ... Good morning, it's Friday, July 16, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise quotations intended to be uplifting ... Despite the gruesomely hot and humid weather, this is tourist season in Washington and today the nation's capital welcomes some ... |
