Gerald Ford’s Nomination of Justice John Paul Stevens: An Exercise in Principled Pragmatism
Looking back at the influence President Ford had on the Supreme Court
We Are More Than Workers
by Gleaves Whitney In his autobiography, Gerald Ford recalls his excitement at the prospect of going to the University of Michigan. It was a game changer for the young man from Grand Rapids–and not just because of football. The bachelor’s degree he earned in 1935 dramatically expanded his horizons. And yet, looking back, an older …
Jefferson Preamble Bill Diffusion
-Jeff Polet Jefferson’s belief that democracy requires a “well-informed” citizenry has been so oft-repeated that it is almost a cliché. We forget, sometimes, that an informed citizenry is primarily a hedge against tyranny, the emergence of which was one of Jefferson’s great fears. His “Preamble to a Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge” …
“What is Courage? With Houston Christian University”
November 12th, 2022 “No man is a hero to his valet.” So goes the old saying, indicating in part that public displays of courage are often not what they seem to be. People might think they’re doing something courageous while not actually risking anything. Whatever else courage means, it has to include a response to …
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War and Virtue Seminar
“It is well that war is so terrible,” Robert E. Lee once observed, “or else we should grow too fond of it.”