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December 12, 2018|criminal justice reform, First Step Act, Tom Cotton

Two Cheers for Criminal Justice Reform

by Barry Latzer|

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The so-called "First Step Act" offers some worthy reforms, but nothing that would satisfy progressive fantasies.

November 21, 2018|Federalist Society, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Tom Lee

Meet the Federalist Society Caucus

by John O. McGinnis|

United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx), left, questions witnesses at Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday, September 7, 2018. At right is US Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah). (Ron Sachs/CNP/MediaPunch Inc/Alamy Live News).
Almost nothing has been said about the rise of U.S. Senators whose careers were fostered by the Federalist Society.

March 25, 2015|Farewell Address, George Washington, Iran, Israel, Nuclear non-proliferation, Tom Cotton

Washington’s Farewell Address and a Possible Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement with Iran

by Karl Walling|

George Washington delivering his Farewell Address

By the end of March, 2015, it is conceivable that the members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany, the so-called 5+1 group, will reach an agreement with Iran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons development program and ease the economic sanctions that have isolated Iran from much of the world’s trading system. Even before the ink is dry on the possible agreement, however, it has become the subject of partisan controversy in the United States, Israel, and Iran. Before evaluating the merits of the agreement, it may therefore be worthwhile for readers of a journal devoted to Law…

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Book Reviews

A Mirror of the 20th-Century Congress

by Joseph Postell

Wright undermined the very basis of his local popularity—the decentralized nature of the House—by supporting reforms that gave power to the party leaders.

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The Graces of Flannery O'Connor

by Henry T. Edmondson III

O'Connor's correspondence is a goldmine of piercing insight and startling reflections on everything from literature to philosophy to raising peacocks.

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Liberty Classics

Rereading Politica in the Post-Liberal Moment

by Glenn A. Moots

Althusius offers a rich constitutionalism that empowers persons to thrive alongside one another in deliberate communities.

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James Fenimore Cooper and the American Experiment

by Melissa Matthes

In The American Democrat, James Fenimore Cooper defended democracy against both mob rule and majority tyranny.

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Podcasts

Stuck With Decadence

A discussion with Ross Douthat

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

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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.

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Did the Civil Rights Constitution Distort American Politics?

A discussion with Christopher Caldwell

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

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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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