Introduction Professor Sheldon’s The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson was one of the more interesting political philosophy books that I have read. While political philosophy… Read More »Review of The Political Philosophy of James Madison by Professor Garrett Ward Sheldon
The current situation over the Presidential Election of 2020 is the greatest test of our American system, which, if it doesn’t pass this test, our system of… Read More »The Greatest Testing of Madisonian Constitutionalism in Our Nation’s History
Why It is Crucial to Defend the Founding Fathers I recently read an interesting article in the New Criterion that was forwarded to me by… Read More »Americans Must Defend the Founding Fathers: 5 Attacks on Them and How to Refute Those Allegations
Introduction Did you know that of the five first presidents, four were Virginians, but, since then, there has only been one other Virginian elected president?… Read More »Review of Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia by Susan Dunn
Introduction I love reading books about the early American Republic. The challenges our first leaders, especially George Washington, faced were tremendous. They had won the… Read More »Review of The Age of Federalism: the Early American Republic, 1788-1800
Introduction I’m often asked to provide a list of books that conservatives should read. Not formally, of course, but people I know that like to… Read More »10 Books that Conservatives Should Read Right Now
Introduction Perhaps due to July 4th and wanting to learn more about the meaning of the 4th, or maybe just by chance, I’ve been reading… Read More »Review of The Coming of the Revolution by L.H. Gipson, a Terrific Book about the Revolution
Introduction Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis is one of the best books about the Founding Fathers as a group that I’ve read. Unlike The… Read More »Review of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis
The Quote by James Madison on the Gradual Elimination of Freedom “I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the… Read More »James Madison on the Gradual Elimination of Freedom
Introduction In Restoring the Lost Constitution, Randy Barnett sheds light on an important and dangerous trend in American Law. What is that trend? The gradual… Read More »Review of Restoring the Lost Constitution