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Joe Biden’s Unpardonable Pardons
The end of the Biden administration’s lawfare campaign might be marked by a vast expansion — and distortion — of the pardon power.
It is a sad end to a failing presidency. After years of promising the public that he would never pardon his son Hunter, Joe Biden did exactly that. The pardon covered not just the two criminal convictions awaiting Hunter’s sentencing but also possible actions that have yet to be investigated or even identified. Biden reportedly is considering pardons for many others, including former representative Liz Cheney (vice chairwoman of the January 6 congressional committee), Dr. Anthony Fauci, and General Mark Milley (former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff).
Not only would such broad use of the pardon power mark a ...
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.
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Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas
Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.
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Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts
Although there is a consensus that personalized forms of campaign outreach are more likely to be effective at either mobilizing or even persuading voters, there remains uncertainty about how campaigns should implement get-out-the-vote (GOTV) programs, especially at a truly expansive scale.
Donald Trump Has Scrambled the Old Class Allegiances
Oligarchs, professionals and the working class are all divided among themselves.
The Pope of Progress?
Francis made progressive politics his lodestar. The result was a failed papacy.
Becoming a Deficit Nation
The Roosevelt Administration tried to revive the World War I debt collection policy, only to see Hitler cancel reparations payments, dismiss the terms of the Versailles Treaty, withdraw from the League of Nations, and remilitarize Germany with malign intent.
The Pope Who Foresaw the Horrors of Communism
Pope Pius IX denounced communism as a moral monstrosity in 1846.
