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Episode 48 of the Constitutionalist Podcast is live discussing the thoughts of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson on "natural aristocracy." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/48-…

There are no "both sides" to October 7 theconstitutionalist.org/2024/09/25/the…

@alexpriou @StephenPiment The "landmarks" like this in Strauss's writing are almost always misleading in one way or another.

@StephenPiment I’m not sure. This is one of those strange lines by Strauss that has a specific purpose in the context yet is written in such a way as to beg to be taken out of context.

"If you do not believe the Bible, you may believe Aristotle's Politics." – Leo Strauss

"What lessons might Israeli leaders, and their citizens, have learned from Machiavelli that could have averted the terrible events of October 7?" Machiavelli's Relevance to Israeli Foreign Policy Today theconstitutionalist.org/2024/09/13/mac…

Is the ”Ellerth-Faragher Test” as Important as Brown v. Board of Education? theconstitutionalist.org/2024/02/05/is-… via @TheConst_Blog

Is the ”Ellerth-Faragher Test” as Important as Brown v. Board of Education? theconstitutionalist.org/2024/02/05/is-… via @TheConst_Blog

New podcast on Title IX with Liz Busch (Christopher Newport University). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/18-…

Judging Democracy theconstitutionalist.org/2024/01/24/jud… via @TheConst_Blog

The Constitutionalist has gotten into the podcast business. Everyone is too lazy to write now...Just do a podcast about it...the-constitutionalist.simplecast.com/episodes

We have a new podcast! the-constitutionalist.simplecast.com

What Shakespeare Can Teach Us About Campaign 2024 theconstitutionalist.org/2023/08/22/wha… via @TheConst_Blog

A part of the conversation being missed by all is the role of gun violence in the erosion of civil society Bowling in Fear? Gun Violence and the Erosion of Civil Society theconstitutionalist.org/2023/04/24/bow… via @TheConst_Blog

I am advocating for a deliberate use of language, honest interpretations of enduring texts, and an acceptance that logos is the outward form by which we express our inward thoughts. Mark Menaldo Stewarding a Shapeless Culture theconstitutionalist.org/2023/04/12/ste… via @TheConst_Blog

Pence: Do the Right Thing theconstitutionalist.org/2023/02/15/pen… via @TheConst_Blog

"Given his commitment to the text of the Constitution, it’s surprising to see reporting that Pence will be refusing a subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith." Pence: Do the Right Thing theconstitutionalist.org/2023/02/15/pen… via @TheConst_Blog

Jordan Cash, Can Trump Pull a Cleveland? theconstitutionalist.org/2023/02/12/can… via @TheConst_Blog

Gary Schmitt, Congress, the Vice President & Resolving Electoral College Disputes: A Note theconstitutionalist.org/2022/12/27/con… via @TheConst_Blog

"With few exceptions, Americans today continue to think and argue about demagoguery in its original terms, the terms of classical antiquity" Charles Zug, Demagogues in American Politics theconstitutionalist.org/2022/10/03/dem… via @TheConst_Blog

America’s Constitution, by far the longest continuously operative one in the world, is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum. Don't Mess With Our Constitution theconstitutionalist.org/2022/09/12/don… via @TheConst_Blog

US Citizenship - Blood or Soil? "We need a Citizenship Amendment to lower the temperature." theconstitutionalist.org/2022/09/08/us-… via @TheConst_Blog