Gerald R. Ford Leadership Forum
by Jeff Polet In our enthusiasm to declare our independence from England, we Americans often forget that the American Revolution is a development of English political history and not a rejection of it. Writers during the revolutionary period often quoted Magna Carta, the historic English document that was an early articulation of the idea that …
by Jeff Polet Our series of reflection essays are less intended to inform than to spur thinking. They are not meant to be final statements so much as opening ones, subject to further reproof, correction, and criticism. Mainly, they are drawing our readers’ attention to essays that are interesting and well-written. I submit this preface …
by Michael P. Federici Populism is a recurring phenomenon in American politics. It tends to rise and fall inversely with the fortunes of the leadership class. Its underlying presumption is that the people are far more trustworthy and sensible than elites who are out of touch with the struggles and values of common people. Populists …
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