By Stephen Zierak Irresponsible management of government finances has caused Standard & Poor’s to drop its Illinois credit rating to A-. This is not like your improvement in school that brought your C to an A-, thus making your parents pleased and proud you had finally learned something. No, it
“About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day; and
The Founders believed religious liberty to be the most important single unalienable right because the most crucial outcome of life is the ultimate destiny of the soul, the relation between man and his conscientious understanding of God. When government stands in the way, it is doing the very worst thing
The Great Society of the mid-1960’s was the culmination of the Old Progressive vision. President Johnson was within that tradition. Guided by our government experts, and with no help from “nature’s God,” we would fulfill all human aspirations, material and spiritual. We would address our racial issues through special attention
This lesson is taught by Dr. Kevin Portteus, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, and faculty advisor for Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. Dr. Portteus teaches courses in American political thought, and American political institutions. He is also a visiting graduate faculty member at Ashland University. Dr. Portteus’ book, Executive Details:
LBJ’s Great Society was the culmination of Progressive thought. Wilson had argued that federal bureaucratic experts could address and solve modern problems faced by our citizens. FDR had enacted programs of social justice, including federal regulation of the economy and money transfers to make economic outcomes more equal. President Johnson
We must ask why Woodrow Wilson, and other Progressives, wanted to transform theUnited Statesfrom a constitutional republic into an administrative state. Wilsonwas first an academic, and he continually disparaged politics as dirty, corrupt, and in the control of corporate special interests. On the other hand, he viewed the rising science
The Founders had argued that we were governed by unchanging human nature, permanent truths about the human condition. This led to the recognition of inalienable individual rights, and the responsibility of a just government to secure them. While our reason makes us fit for self government, we must also accept
This article was originally published here on Hawaii Reporter. Hawaii is overtaxed and overregulated, a threat to our growth, our prosperity, and the self-reliance of our citizens. We at Grassroot Institute of Hawaii believe in citizen responsibility. We expect a dialogue with our readers. How do we best get the
Lesson One: The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of Progressivism Progressivism began in the later part of the nineteenth century and has continued toAmerica’s present day. It is characterized by extravagant promises that use of its methods will rectify all social problems with decisive improvements in public policy outcomes. It
By Stephen Zierak Irresponsible management of government finances has caused Standard & Poor’s to drop its Illinois credit rating to A-. This is not like your improvement in school that brought your C to an A-, thus making your parents pleased and proud you had finally learned something. No, it
“About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day; and
The Founders believed religious liberty to be the most important single unalienable right because the most crucial outcome of life is the ultimate destiny of the soul, the relation between man and his conscientious understanding of God. When government stands in the way, it is doing the very worst thing
The Great Society of the mid-1960’s was the culmination of the Old Progressive vision. President Johnson was within that tradition. Guided by our government experts, and with no help from “nature’s God,” we would fulfill all human aspirations, material and spiritual. We would address our racial issues through special attention
This lesson is taught by Dr. Kevin Portteus, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, and faculty advisor for Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. Dr. Portteus teaches courses in American political thought, and American political institutions. He is also a visiting graduate faculty member at Ashland University. Dr. Portteus’ book, Executive Details:
LBJ’s Great Society was the culmination of Progressive thought. Wilson had argued that federal bureaucratic experts could address and solve modern problems faced by our citizens. FDR had enacted programs of social justice, including federal regulation of the economy and money transfers to make economic outcomes more equal. President Johnson
We must ask why Woodrow Wilson, and other Progressives, wanted to transform theUnited Statesfrom a constitutional republic into an administrative state. Wilsonwas first an academic, and he continually disparaged politics as dirty, corrupt, and in the control of corporate special interests. On the other hand, he viewed the rising science
The Founders had argued that we were governed by unchanging human nature, permanent truths about the human condition. This led to the recognition of inalienable individual rights, and the responsibility of a just government to secure them. While our reason makes us fit for self government, we must also accept
This article was originally published here on Hawaii Reporter. Hawaii is overtaxed and overregulated, a threat to our growth, our prosperity, and the self-reliance of our citizens. We at Grassroot Institute of Hawaii believe in citizen responsibility. We expect a dialogue with our readers. How do we best get the
Lesson One: The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of Progressivism Progressivism began in the later part of the nineteenth century and has continued toAmerica’s present day. It is characterized by extravagant promises that use of its methods will rectify all social problems with decisive improvements in public policy outcomes. It
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