Julia Shaw
- Research Associate and Program Manager, B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics
Julia D. Shaw studies and writes about American political thought as research associate and program manager for The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics. Her subjects include the American founding, progressivism and modern conservatism.
Shaw also oversees the content of Heritage’s First Principles educational programming, from the Congressional Fellows and James Madison Fellows programs on Capitol Hill to the internal lecture series of the Center for Principles and Politics.
She is editor of New Common Sense, the weekly e-newsletter of the First Principles initiative, and a contributor to The Foundry, Heritage’s rapid-fire policy blog.
A Texas native, Shaw received a bachelor’s degree in politics from the University of Dallas, where she graduated second in her class and summa cum laude. She won the Willmoore Kendall Award in Political Philosophy, given to the top student in the Politics Department.
Shaw also was a Hatton Sumners Fellow through the University of Dallas, a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute and a Fellow at the American Enterprise Summer Institute.
She and her husband currently reside in Washington, D.C.
All Publications by Julia Shaw
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WebMemo posted July 1, 2009 by Julia Shaw
This Fourth of July, Keep Cool with Coolidge
America's birthday is also that of Calvin Coolidge, the only
President to be born on the Fourth of July. This is altogether
fitting, as the man remembered as "Silent Cal" is one of the most
eloquent voices for the great and enduring principles expressed in
our Declaration of Independence.
There are many half-truths about Coolidge.…
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Blog Post on 5/22/2012 10:38:25 AM
Commencing Liberalism: LBJ Launches the Great Society
It’s commencement time again: rows of folding chairs, the polyester cap and gown, a dozen of your closest relatives...…
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Blog Post on 5/4/2012 8:00:32 AM
Julia: Obama's American Woman
Meet Obama’s ideal woman. Her name is Julia.
As told by Obama’s latest ad campaign, Julia’s parents didn’t teach her...…
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Blog Post on 4/20/2012 8:17:53 AM
Now Online: The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
The Constitution made a comeback these past few years. In 2009, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) replied to a...…
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Blog Post on 4/3/2012 12:15:40 PM
D.C. Votes, but Not for a Representative
Today is primary day in Washington, D.C. Don’t expect a heated battle for Senator or Representative, though. D.C. does...…
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Blog Post on 3/17/2012 6:30:30 AM
James Madison: Father and Defender of the Constitution
George Washington has a monument; Jefferson has a memorial; and even James Buchanan has a spot in Washington, D.C.,...…
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Blog Post on 2/28/2012 7:30:15 AM
Another Congressman Doesn’t See What the Constitution Has to Do with Obamacare?
Before Obamacare became the law of the land, members of Congress could not escape the question: Does the Constitution...…
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Blog Post on 2/10/2012 11:30:39 AM
Lincoln: The Father of Big Government?
To sell his tax-code tweaks, new regulatory schemes, and insatiable ardor for big government, President Obama invoked...…
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Blog Post on 2/3/2012 8:00:15 AM
What Were Ronald Reagan’s Achievements?
February 6 is Ronald Reagan’s birthday. While the right has long looked to Reagan as the standard-bearer of conservative...…
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Blog Post on 1/30/2012 7:30:41 AM
Not All Equality is Equal: What Does Equality Mean?
People are obsessed with equality (or the lack thereof) these days. Outraged about inequality of income, the...…
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Blog Post on 1/21/2012 5:00:58 AM
Is the Supreme Court Obliged to Follow Its Own Precedents?
Certain Supreme Court cases haunt the American people. When particular issues land on the Court’s docket, some Americans...…