- The Lincoln Challenge
Steven B. Smith, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science, Yale University Every other year I teach a class at Yale called The Mind of Lincoln. The course is an in-depth study of the speeches and letters of Lincoln combined with … - The Return of the “Military-Industrial Complex”
David Lewis Schaefer, Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross In what was probably the most foolish utterance he made as President, Dwight Eisenhower, in his final address to the nation before he left office, offered a warning, … - Pence: Do the Right Thing
Gary Schmitt is a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural and Constitutional Studies Program at the American Enterprise Institute. When former Vice President Mike Pence talks about his preferred nominees for the federal bench and the Supreme Court, he will … - Can Trump Pull a Cleveland?
Jordan Cash is an Assistant Professor in the James Madison College at Michigan State University. On November 15, 2022, only a week after the 2022 midterms, Donald Trump became the seventh president to seek election for a non-consecutive term. Because … - Congress, the Vice President & Resolving Electoral College Disputes: A Note
Gary Schmitt is a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural and Constitutional Studies Program at the American Enterprise Institute. The headline finding of the January 6th committee’s report is the criminal referral of former President Donald Trump to the Justice … - Demagogues in American Politics
Charles U. Zug is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Demagoguery is a concept that originated in classical antiquity, but the American constitutional system is, in its most important respects, rooted in a body of … - Don’t Mess With Our Constitution
David Lewis Schaefer, Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross America’s Constitution, by far the longest continuously operative one in the world, is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum. On the right, conservative Texas Republican …
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