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is the American belief in decency and justice and progress, and the value of individual liberty, because of the rights conferred upon each of us by our Creator, that will carry us through….There must be something in the heart as well as in the head.
Jon Meacham • The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
The 2024 Election
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The political philosopher Danielle Allen makes a powerful argument that the fundamental purpose of the American public education system is to ensure an informed citizenry.
Ethan Zuckerman • Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them
An analysis of the political calculations and expectations surrounding John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination and confirmation.
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Supreme Court nominations of the president. Their hope was that he would essentially at worst be a Rehnquist figure.
And Rehnquist had a lot of, well, was very conservative and had a down the line conservative voting record and also came under scrutiny for some sort of some personal questions or questionable decisions in his past.
So am I getting
... See moreIn a New York Times essay in November 2004, David Brooks put it well: Highly educated young people are tutored, taught, and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character-building. But without character and courage, nothing else lasts.