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Procedure is a pillar of justice. The American Founders knew that an ordered and accepted means of settling disputes and adjudicating disagreements was fundamental to the public good. In fact, procedure was so important to the Revolutionary generation that the idea was specifically incorporated into the federal Constitution as "
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Conventional wisdom dictates that today I should be writing the conservative movement's obituary. On November 7th, it was well-understood by the chattering classes that (1) the intellectual conservative movement was scattered and moribund; (2) the Republican party was on its death-bed; and (3) the Democratic party and its
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The recently leaked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign confirm what most political observers have long known: that the liberal establishment is contemptuous of faith, tolerates no dissent, and views Roman Catholicism as a particularly ferocious enemy. Given the left's enthusiastic embrace of big government, this is
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Childish protesting is a nasty habit of the political Left. Much like my toddler who drops to the floor and screams when he doesn't get his way, American liberals, forgetting that the 1960s ended nearly a half century ago, are again imbibing in juvenile campus protests, hashtag heroism,
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In an election year, when Americans are in the grip of policy debates and heated discussions as to first principles, the question as to whether society is a contract requires particular attention. This is because our views on social contract theory not only shape our political predilections, but also because
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There were a lot of misty eyes in Philadelphia last week. But isn't there something disturbing about politicians having the ability to bring an audience to tears in a simple, routine speech? Is something missing in a nation where political idealism can elicit such a strong emotional response?
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For a generation predisposed to accept the merits of the idea of Progress (with a Roman P), world events have a proved a dispiriting, and truth be told, denigrating illustration of that theory's delusional ambitions. Against the backdrop of international terrorism, increasing domestic discord, and the collapse of
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The separation of a long-married couple, who never belonged together in the first place, is probably the most appropriate metaphor to describe Britain's decision to split from the European Union. The separation is sad, but not at all shocking or inappropriate given the United Kingdom's touchy