The Impeachment Clause of the U.S. Constitution has been subject to competing interpretations. Whether impeachment is understood as a legal or a political process will have a great impact on future …
“St. Augustine and Said Nursi on Introspection as a Vehicle for Change”
Many parts of the world today appear to be submerged in a perpetual cycle of violence. It is often thought that in order to resolve conflicts and ameliorate the conditions of those being injured, …
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Consent of the Governed: Thomas Jefferson’s Relationship with Sally Hemings
Many are familiar with Thomas Jefferson’s concubinage of his slave, Sally Hemings. What few realize, however, is the consequence this holds for Jefferson’s reputation and the credibility of his vision …
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Has Academic Freedom Failed? Can Liberalism Defend It?
Patrick Deneen has argued that both the philosophy of liberalism and the principle of academic freedom are fundamentally flawed. In this piece I argue that the liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill …
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Restoring the Republic: A Conservative Manifesto for America’s Future
In response to liberal attempts to diverge from many American values and ways, some contemporary conservatives have responded by looking backward to what we used to be. Instead, the conservative …
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Is Gerrymandering Good for Democracy?
Does gerrymandering deserve the awful reputation it has received? Through a revaluation in light of Founding principles, gerrymandering’s hidden virtues are uncovered. Gerrymandering is often …
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The Bracero Program: The Bi-National Migrant Labor Agreement 1942-1964
This article explores the complex and fragile agreement between Mexico and the United States on migrant farm workers in the middle of the twentieth century. The Bracero Program was an attempt by …
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The Proof is in the Pudding: The Myth of Equality
Equality is treated as a universal and invariable concept, yet in practice authors manipulate it constantly to articulate their own interpretations, inadvertently transforming it into a political …
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Restoring Civic Virtue: The Buckley Model
The political life of William F. Buckley Jr. stands as a model for reinvigorating the civic virtue that the American founders recognized as necessary. At the core of America’s founding political …
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Originalism: Reclaiming the American Promise
Originalism best reflects the Founding Fathers’ faith in self-government and also best preserves the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Founding Fathers dreamed of an America where …
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Omelas and Bensalem: Liberty and Utopias
Is it possible for a society to be good without liberty? Bacon’s The New Atlantis and Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas both aid in exploring this important …
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Moving Beyond American Conditional Aid to Haiti
A root cause of Haiti’s poverty is the IMF’s structural adjustment plan. A solution based on Chinese aid, unlike neo-liberal policies, allows Haiti to protect its rice and other …
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Compass is an online journal that provides a space for the work of talented undergraduates who have original and well-articulated insights on important ideas and issues relating to American democracy understood in the broad contexts of political philosophy, history, literature, economics, and culture.