Lecture posted November 24, 1999 by Sir Rhodes Boyson, Antonio Martino
What We Can Learn from Margaret Thatcher
POLITICAL LESSONS
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Margaret Thatcher has her place in world
as well as British history. Her very name is used to denote a way
of thinking: Thatcherism. She herself was not an original thinker,
and on her resignation the editor of the Daily Telegraph
described Thatcherism as a powerful…
First Principles Series Report posted July 18, 2007 by Thomas West, William Schambra
The Progressive Movement and the Transformation of American Politics
Progressivism was the reform movement that ran from the late
19th century through the first decades of the 20th century, during
which leading intellectuals and social reformers in the United
States sought to address the economic, political, and cultural
questions that had arisen in the context of the rapid changes
brought with the Industrial Revolution…
WebMemo posted September 16, 2009 by Edwin Meese III
The Meaning Of The Constitution
An excerpt from The Heritage
Guide to the Constitution
The Constitution of the United States has endured for over two
centuries. It remains the object of reverence for nearly all
Americans and an object of admiration by peoples around the world.
William Gladstone was right in 1878 when he…
White Paper posted August 26, 2002 by Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
How to Understand Slavery and the American Founding
Editor's Note: Today's most controversial
public policy questions concerning race in the United States--from
the debate over affirmative action and racial quotas to financial
demands for reparations--ultimately derive from the fact that those
who founded this country did not abolish the institution of slavery
as part of their project to establish a…
Backgrounder posted May 24, 1988 by Dana Joel
A Guide to Prison Privatization
INTRODUCTION
America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is
something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it
creates, however, is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the
increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison
overcrowding, sometimes prompting court actions against penal
systems; rapidly rising operational outlays;…
Lecture posted December 19, 2005 by J. Rufus Fears
The Lessons of the Roman Empire for America Today
I am honored to give a
lecture named after Russell Kirk, who told us to ponder the
permanent things, such as history and human nature. It is about
human nature and history that I want to speak to you this
afternoon.
We are on patrol today
in Iraq. Men and women of the United States armed…