American Cicero (Hardback) for $3
It’s a Fourth of July miracle! ISI is offering the hardback of my Charles Carroll of Carrollton biography for only $3. No joke. $3. Stock up for all of 2018 holiday needs, now. And, help feed the Birzer… Read More
Andrew Jackson and the Republican Fear of a Standing Army
While Andrew Jackson is a particular type of American, he is very much that type, the definition and embodiment of that type. In the twentieth century, he would become Ethan Edwards, played by John Wayne, in John Ford’s… Read More
What is Conservatism (CSPAN)
A few weeks ago, I had the wonderful privilege of speaking with Lee Edwards, Rod Dreher, and Bob Merry about the legacy and future of conservatism. We had a lively (and civilized) discussion. And, I even got to… Read More
The Presidency is a Terrible Institution
There is nothing about the presidency of the U.S. to celebrate. It was one of the greatest failings of the American founders, and we would be wise to reform or repeal it. No free people needs a “strong… Read More
Barbarians at the Gate
At midnight, August 24, 410, Alaric and his Gothic warriors entered the gates of Rome and sacked the city, pillaging, raping, and murdering for nearly three solid days. Far from considering himself as a ruthless invader of Rome,… Read More
Lamentations of an Old Republican
Reflections from a Memorial Day, 8 years ago. “Lamentations of an Old Republican: Remembering” Last Thursday morning, I stood on the Lexington green with my beautiful and sagacious wife, my five very active and somewhat mischievous children, the talented… Read More
Why Democracy Despises Friendship: C.S. Lewis
From C.S. Lewis, FOUR LOVES: It is therefore easy to see why Authority frowns on Friendship. Every real Friendship is a sort of secession, even a rebellion. In each knot of Friends there is a sectional “public opinion”… Read More
John Quincy Adams on George Washington, 1839
Would it be an unlicensed trespass of the imagination to conceive that on the night preceding the day of which you now commemorate the fiftieth anniversary—on the night preceding that thirtieth of April, 1789, when from the balcony… Read More
George Washington, Roman Demigod Reborn (Full Lecture)
Monday, I had the great pleasure of lecturing on Edmund Burke. Today, I had the equally great honor to lecture on George Washington.
What is the American Republic (Full Lecture)
The audio quality is pretty weak, and there are a few minutes of noise and confusion at the beginning. Apologies! I’ll do better on Monday. Regardless, my examination of Protestantism, liberalism, and, especially, republicanism in the 1760s and… Read More
Stormfields 