Griggs v. Duke Power

March 12, 2020|Age of Entitlement, Brown v. Board of Education, Christopher Caldwell, Civil Rights Act, Colorblind Constitution, Great Society, Green v. Kent New County, Griggs v. Duke Power, Parents Involved v. Seattle School District, Plessy v. Ferguson, Ronald Reagan

American Agonistes

by Richard M. Reinsch II|

Overhead view of the massive crowd assembled during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington DC, August 28, 1963. (Photo by Robert W. Kelley/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)

Caldwell's Age of Entitlement argues that the civil rights state is the anvil upon which our nation wages its incessant political contests.

Stuck With Decadence

A discussion with Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat discusses with Richard Reinsch his new book The Decadent Society.

Can the Postmodern Natural Law Remedy Our Failing Humanism?

A discussion with Graham McAleer

Graham McAleer discusses how postmodern natural law can help us think more coherently about human beings and our actions.

Did the Civil Rights Constitution Distort American Politics?

A discussion with Christopher Caldwell

Christopher Caldwell discusses his new book, The Age of Entitlement.

America, Land of Deformed Institutions

A discussion with Yuval Levin

Yuval Levin pinpoints that American alienation and anger emerges from our weak political, social, and religious institutions.

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