References to individual “rights” have proliferated in the twenty-first century. Seldom can you engage in a political discussion today without there being some mention of an entitlement like …
Jefferson and Tocqueville on Christian Nationalism
Introduction The influence of Christianity persists in America despite a decline in the number of churchgoers and those who identify themselves as Christian.[1] Given this context, the contemporary …
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Critique of Hayek’s Liberalism and the Rule of Law
Andrew Farrant and Edward McPhail note that in 2010 under Obama’s administration the popularity of Hayek’s Road to Serfdom dramatically spiked (Farrant and McPhail 2010). As a result of this increased …
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James Madison, American Liberalism, and the Problem of the “Gordian Knot”
Federal jurisdiction is virtually unlimited today and the strength and survivability of liberalism, our nation's animating political philosophy, is hotly debated. These issues are connected and James …
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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.