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Lincoln and Liberal Democracy

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Abraham Lincoln Memorial (photo by Mark Swaroop, shutterstock.com)
Americans should always be reminded that democracy can gravely err in deciding questions of justice.

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The New York Times Resurrects the Positive Good Slavery Argument

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Advertisement for "American slavery distinguished from the slavery of English theorists, and justified by the law of Nature" by Rev. Samuel Seabury, D.D.
The “1619 Project” can deliver on its promissory only by enslaving free labor.

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The First Virtue of Old Whigs: Prudence in Burke and Lincoln

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Image of Abraham Lincoln from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-19200 (digital file from original photograph) LC-USZ62-15303 (b&w film copy neg.) and Portrait of Edmund Burke from studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds oil on canvas, circa 1769 or after, National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 655
Weiner’s Old Whigs offers a persuasive account of how Burke and Lincoln negotiate the tensions between principle and prudence.

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An Invitation to the Land of Hope: A Conversation with Bill McClay

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Bill McClay talks with Richard Reinsch about his new book, Land of Hope.

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Melville’s Thoughts on Liberty

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Detail image from 1860 photograph of Herman Melville, Library of Congress Rare Book Division, LC-USZ62-39759 (b&w film copy neg.)
Moby-Dick’s author believed that when we use our liberty to discharge our duties, we express the highest that humanity is capable of.

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The Delusions of the Ideologue and the Wisdom of the Statesman: A Conversation with Greg Weiner

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Greg Weiner returns to Liberty Law Talk to discuss what it means to be an Old Whig.

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Donald Trump and the Political Philosophers

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Can political philosophy help us think about Trump and contemporary America?

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Should James Ceaser Ditch His “FED 49” License Plate?

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The Lincoln Memorial at night (Engel Ching / Shutterstock.com)
Forget about venerating the fake Constitution taught in elite law schools, and remember to venerate the Constitution of the founders’ philosophy.

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Government by Emergency: Are Two Generations of Crisis Enough?

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The oldest emergency proclamation dates to the Carter Administration, 40 years ago. Two generations of crisis are enough.

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American Heresies and the Betrayal of the National Interest: A Conversation with Walter McDougall

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Walter McDougall discusses how America's civil religion has shaped our foreign policy.

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