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The principles of America’s Founders must be restored to their proper role in the public and political discourse, influencing public policy and reforming government to reflect constitutional limits.

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FIRST PRINCIPLES

The Conservative Roots of American Conservationism

Jan 22, 2024 42 min read

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Rachel Alexander Cambre

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Is the Fourth of July a Holy Day?

Jul 7, 2023 4 min read

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Rachel Alexander Cambre

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Thomas Jefferson: America’s Philosopher Statesman Dorothea Wolfson, PhD

May 19, 2017 23 min read

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Franklin and the Free Press Arthur Milikh

Apr 4, 2017 20 min read

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Why We Should Celebrate Washington’s Birthday, Not Presidents Day Arthur Milikh

Feb 19, 2017 3 min read

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What Can the Declaration of Independence Teach Us About Immigration? David Azerrad, Ph.D.

Feb 6, 2017 3 min read

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Bill of Rights at 225: The Very Successful Third Amendment Hans A. von Spakovsky

Dec 20, 2016 3 min read

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Enshrining Liberty in Law Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Dec 13, 2016 2 min read

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Alexander Hamilton and American Foreign Policy Carson Holloway, Ph.D.

Sep 15, 2015 42 min read

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The Defense of an Energetic and Limited Government Carson Holloway, Ph.D.

Aug 7, 2015 About an hour read

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Brenda Hafera

Assistant Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Simon Center

Rachel Alexander Cambre

Visiting Fellow, B. Kenneth Simon Center & Education Policy

Chris DeMuth

Distinguished Fellow in American Thought, Simon Center

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