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The Ford Inheritance: The Discipline of Just War Theory in an Era of Escalating Violence
Featured Joshua Longmire 5/28/26 Featured Joshua Longmire 5/28/26

The Ford Inheritance: The Discipline of Just War Theory in an Era of Escalating Violence

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What are We Celebrating?
Featured John Ragosta 5/21/26 Featured John Ragosta 5/21/26

What are We Celebrating?

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The Last Shot and Long Grace of Hope
Featured John Bridgeland 5/14/26 Featured John Bridgeland 5/14/26

The Last Shot and Long Grace of Hope

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The Danger Abroad – and the Greater Danger Within
Featured Howell Keiser 5/14/26 Featured Howell Keiser 5/14/26

The Danger Abroad – and the Greater Danger Within

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The Enduring Relevance of the Bicentennial in the Vision of Gerald Ford and Rafael Hernández-Colón
Featured Gerardo L. Berríos-Martínez 5/7/26 Featured Gerardo L. Berríos-Martínez 5/7/26

The Enduring Relevance of the Bicentennial in the Vision of Gerald Ford and Rafael Hernández-Colón

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A Small Step Towards Restoring the Separation of Powers
Featured Joseph K. Griffith II and Gabriel Perez-Polanco 4/16/26 Featured Joseph K. Griffith II and Gabriel Perez-Polanco 4/16/26

A Small Step Towards Restoring the Separation of Powers

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How to Live in the World—And Be Not of It
Featured John Bridgeland 4/9/26 Featured John Bridgeland 4/9/26

How to Live in the World—And Be Not of It

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Congress Needs To Restore the Ford Rule
Featured John White 4/2/26 Featured John White 4/2/26

Congress Needs To Restore the Ford Rule

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John Marshall as Constitutional Statesman*
Featured Phillip G. Henderson 3/26/26 Featured Phillip G. Henderson 3/26/26

John Marshall as Constitutional Statesman*

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Interesting Times
Featured Nathan Payne 3/19/26 Featured Nathan Payne 3/19/26

Interesting Times

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Is Grit the American Virtue?
Featured Phillip M. Pinell 2/12/26 Featured Phillip M. Pinell 2/12/26

Is Grit the American Virtue?

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The Virtue Ethics of Martin Luther King Jr.
Featured John Wood, Jr. 1/22/26 Featured John Wood, Jr. 1/22/26

The Virtue Ethics of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Common Sense
Featured Jeff Polet 1/15/26 Featured Jeff Polet 1/15/26

Common Sense

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In the Wake of Tragedy, Prudence—Not Wishful Thinking
Heritage, Federalist Papers Sebastian Neri 1/8/26 Heritage, Federalist Papers Sebastian Neri 1/8/26

In the Wake of Tragedy, Prudence—Not Wishful Thinking

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It's a Day for Longing. Don't Mess With It!
Featured Jason Peters 12/25/25 Featured Jason Peters 12/25/25

It's a Day for Longing. Don't Mess With It!

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Happy Warriors
Heritage, Federalist Papers Adam Smith 12/18/25 Heritage, Federalist Papers Adam Smith 12/18/25

Happy Warriors

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50 Years of US-Chinese Relations
Heritage, Federalist Papers Richard Gunderman 12/18/25 Heritage, Federalist Papers Richard Gunderman 12/18/25

50 Years of US-Chinese Relations

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An Alarming Trend: Why Are American Women “Giving Up on Marriage”? And What Are Its Likely Consequences?
Featured David Lewis Schaefer 12/11/25 Featured David Lewis Schaefer 12/11/25

An Alarming Trend: Why Are American Women “Giving Up on Marriage”? And What Are Its Likely Consequences?

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Beauty in the Wreck of Time: Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch
Featured Phillip M. Pinell 12/4/25 Featured Phillip M. Pinell 12/4/25

Beauty in the Wreck of Time: Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch

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Benjamin Franklin and Confucius: Unlikely Fellow Travelers
Featured Henry T. Edmondson III 11/20/25 Featured Henry T. Edmondson III 11/20/25

Benjamin Franklin and Confucius: Unlikely Fellow Travelers

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