The Michigan legislature, in 1994, declared Russell the state’s “greatest man of letters.”

This series aims to help our readers understand the complexity of our Constitutional system, in no small part by detailing the arguments involved in its construction.

Readers of these pages know our special interest in the political thinking that took place around the founding era and now it can help illuminate our politics today.

The framers of our Constitution worried most about the power of the legislature, and for that reason directed much of their attention to checks upon legislative power.

There is much debate about whether America had a “Christian Founding.” Like many disagreements, the position one takes often depends on the assumptions one, and these assumptions need defending.

Last week I opined that Washington’s “Farewell Address” to the nation was the best of its genre.

Donald Trump’s win in the Iowa caucus spurred a new round of commentary that Trump’s persistent and, to his critics, toxic presence in American politics portends a violence that could lead America into its next civil war.

Jean de Crèvecœur was a French expatriate who settled in New York in 1759 after having fought in the French and Indian Wars.

It is true that women were not in attendance at The Constitutional Convention, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t exercise some influence behind the scenes.

By my calculations I have attended over 40 graduation ceremonies.

Once a fabric begins to fray, the continuing unraveling of the garment is almost inevitable.

In many ways, political differences can be boiled down to one simple question: what is your view of human nature?

Two hundred years ago the frontier colonies of America braced for a long and determined conflict with the strongest military power in the world.

With this Address President Washington officially began the tradition we celebrate today.

Our reflection essay this week provides a brief overview of the complex nature of religion during the founding era and how it shaped our Constitutional order.

2023 is the 70th year since Regnery Publishing brought Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind to the reading public. 

This is the fifth article in a series about the Electoral College that I think a lot of Americans want to know the answers to.

This is the fourth installment of a series of articles on the Electoral College and our presidential election system.

This is the third installment of columns exploring the history and operation of the Electoral College.