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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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“1619 Project” Is Back and As Slanderous as Ever! Mike Gonzalez

Feb 6, 2023 5 min read

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What I Noticed Was Missing at James Madison’s Montpelier Home Brenda Hafera

Sep 12, 2022 5 min read

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The SPLC Backs Woke History at James Madison’s Montpelier Brenda Hafera

Aug 1, 2022 6 min read

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Realism, Religion, and the Republic Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Mar 1, 2022 4 min read

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Two Revolutions for Freedom Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Jul 13, 2021 20 min read

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1776: A Lockean Revolution Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Jul 7, 2021 4 min read

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The Woke Mob Comes for Lincoln Robert L. Wilkie

May 26, 2021 2 min read

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To Restore Civics, Start With Parents

Mar 5, 2021 4 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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