Demagogues The first two parts of this series presented counterarguments to the justifications for the administrative state and decried how blind dependence upon experts erodes self-confidence within society. This is […]
Category: Republicanism
The Epoch of Experts, Part 2
The Effect on Society Part one of this series explored the evolution of the bureaucratic state. The key claim that enabled it to become the leviathan the founders feared was […]
Elections are Blood Sport
A very important foundational principle of the United States is separation of powers. Americans are familiar with the three branches of government dividing power among the executive, legislative, and judicial […]
Identifying an Enemy of the Constitution, Part Four
In 2019, I published an article entitled “Against all Enemies.” I had pondered the clause on “domestic” enemies in the military oath for years, but meaningful conclusions about actions have […]
Identifying an Enemy of the Constitution, Part Three
In 2019, I published an article entitled “Against all Enemies.” I had pondered the clause on “domestic” enemies in the military oath for years, but meaningful conclusions about actions have […]
Identifying an Enemy of the Constitution, Part Two
In 2019, I published an article entitled “Against all Enemies.” I had pondered the clause on “domestic” enemies in the military oath for years, but meaningful conclusions about actions have […]
Identifying an Enemy of the Constitution, Part One
In 2019, I published an article entitled “Against all Enemies.” I had pondered the clause on “domestic” enemies in the military oath for years, but meaningful conclusions about actions have […]
A republic is not a democracy
What is the difference between a democracy and a republic? Americans today have gotten sloppy by referring to them as synonyms. They are definitely not, and the distinction is very […]
What a Republic is
Most of us have been taught that a republic is defined by representative government and that democracy is direct rule by the people. Unfortunately, this distinction is off the mark. […]
