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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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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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Why Does America Welcome Immigrants? Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Jun 30, 2011 9 min read

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Bin Laden, Ron Paul, and the Founders Marion Smith

Jun 2, 2011 2 min read

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Frederick Douglass’s America: Race, Justice, and the Promise of the Founding Peter C. Myers, Ph.D.

Jan 11, 2011 39 min read

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Why Does Sovereignty Matter to America? Steven Groves

Dec 3, 2010 8 min read

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America’s Founders and the Principles of Foreign Policy: Sovereign Independen... Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Oct 15, 2010 40 min read

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Tea Partiers Won't Go When Fun Ends

Oct 14, 2010 3 min read

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Why is America Exceptional? Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Oct 1, 2010 7 min read

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The Economic Principles of America’s Founders: Property Rights, Free Markets,... Thomas G. West, Ph.D.

Aug 30, 2010 34 min 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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