Gerald R. Ford Leadership Forum
by Jeff Polet Many matters were debated at the Constitutional Convention, but the central issue involved the problem of political representation, which carries within itself one of the fundamental problems of social life: namely, the principal/agent problem. Simply stated, when you commission someone to act on your behalf you run the risk that this person …
by Gleaves Whitney As his life neared its end, the genteel David McCullough gave a gift to the American people. To the book-reading public he presented a story[1] about the Midwest that is a contradiction to our times. Without apology the Pulitzer Prize-winning author wanted to remind us why America is still—to recall Lincoln’s words—“the …
by Jeff Polet An essay I wrote on justice recently appeared in the journal Religion and Liberty. It’s a lengthier essay, and anyone who reads it hoping that they’ll get a good definition of justice will be disappointed. In many ways, the concept of justice has fallen on hard times, not because of its lack …
Looking back at the influence President Ford had on the Supreme Court
