Tyranny in American Political Discourse

By |2017-10-11T23:23:05-05:00December 1st, 2013|Categories: Alexis de Tocqueville, Politics, Revolution, Tyranny|Tags: |

The word “tyranny” has a long history in American political discourse. Since at least the American Revolution, Americans have used the word to describe political actions they find distasteful. But what is tyranny? Some have defined tyranny to be identical with monarchy; others identify it with any form of government which is not democratic, or [...]

Reflections on St. John’s College: The Conservative Contrarian

By |2021-05-28T07:28:14-05:00May 25th, 2013|Categories: Conservatism, Liberal Learning, St. John's College|Tags: |

I have always been something of a contrarian. I have never been content to simply accept what “everyone knows” as given. This—perhaps paradoxically—is precisely what leads me, in many ways, to my conservative disposition; but I will return to this point presently. It was also this contrarian impulse which led me to St. John’s College. [...]

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