The Christian Vision of the Human Person
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Christian View of the State
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The Christian Vision of Government
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Even in the midst of extreme polarization, religion can still be our common ground. Judeo-Christian principles provide a framework that transcends both policies and parties and establishes a system for human flourishing. In this lecture, Michael Matheson Miller explains the Ten Principles of Christian Government which are fundamental to any and all just, free, and …
Christian Vision of Government – Engage the Speaker
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Christian Vision of the Human Person – Engage the Speaker
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The Political Theology of Global Secularism
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Suicide of the West
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In the great span of human history we are living in the lowest rates of poverty. Over the past 10,000 years humans have materially prospered beyond the scope of that thought to be possible. However, our civilization and environment forms us, and left to our own devices we revert back to barbarianism. Jonah Goldberg explains …
Mari-Ann Kelam Plenary Address
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Mari-Ann Kelam was raised in the United States by Estonian parents who had survived World War II only to find their homeland occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of the war. She grew up with an acute appreciation for the Estonian language, culture, and people and served as Vice President of the Estonian …
The Need for Christian Statemanship
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Hunter Baker’s lecture proposes recovering ideals in statesmanship and citizenship as the answer to the intense political polarization seen today.
Communism in Cuba
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Communism took power in Cuba through deceit and intrigue in 1959. While Fidel Castro denied he was a communist, promising to restore democracy in the island, he began consolidating totalitarian rule and exporting revolution in Latin America and Africa. As the totalitarian dictatorship became evident, Cuba’s democratic resistance defied the Castro regime in two phases: …
A Judicial Renaissance? The Trump Administration and the Future of the Federal Judiciary
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The US Supreme Court hangs in the balance when it comes to some of the most important areas of the law, with a couple of more vacancies possible, and there are an unprecedented number of vacancies anticipated on the Federal appeals courts. This state of affairs presents a unique opportunity to transform the courts so …
The Growth of Leviathan
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Everyone knows that the Federal Government has far transcended the limited role envisioned by the Founders. In this address, retired United States Magistrate Judge Joseph Scoville explores the main events in American Constitutional history responsible for the eclipse of the checks and balances designed to limit federal power.
The False Promise of Big Government
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The debate over the size and scope of the federal government has raged since the New Deal. So why have opponents of big government so rarely made political headway? Because they fail to address the fundamental issue.
Judicial Abdication and the Growth of Government
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The fight for the Supreme Court during the presidential campaign has crystalized the importance of judges’ both having the right constitutional theories and being willing to enforce them. Too much “restraint” – like Chief Justice Roberts in the Obamacare cases – has led to the unchecked growth of government, toxic judicial confirmation battles, and even …
Just Right: A Life in Pursuit of Liberty
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In this fascinating memoir, historian Lee Edwards who knew and worked with Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and William F. Buckley, Jr. for nearly five decades reveals what motivated these giants of the modern conservative movement—a staunch belief in free enterprise and a love of God. Called “The Voice of the Silent Majority” by the New …
American National Character and the Future of Liberty
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In 1783 George Washington said that “we have a national character to establish.” 110 Years later Frederick Jackson Turner published “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” and wrote these words: “to the frontier the American intellect owes its striking characteristics… coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and inquisitiveness; that practical, inventive turn of …