First Principles Series Report posted October 15, 2012 by Charles R. Kesler, Ph.D.
Barack Obama and the Crisis of Liberalism
Abstract: Liberalism as we know it today in America is on the verge of exhaustion. Facing a fiscal crisis that it has precipitated and no longer sure of its purpose, liberalism will either go out of business or be forced to reinvent itself as something quite different from what it has been. In this careful analysis of Barack Obama’s political thought, Charles R. Kesler…
First Principles Series Report posted September 30, 2008 by Charles R. Kesler, Ph.D.
The Nature of Rights in American Politics: A Comparison of Three Revolutions
Partly as a consequence of President
Bush's democracy initiative in Iraq and the greater Middle East-the
"forward strategy of freedom," as he calls it-the ideas of natural
rights on which our government is based have achieved a prominence
that they have not enjoyed in American politics at least since the
civil rights movement. This President probably has done more…
First Principles Series Report posted December 17, 2007 by Charles R. Kesler, Ph.D.
What Separation of Powers Means for Constitutional Government
Judging from their conduct in recent years, the branches of our
national government seem to be suffering a prolonged identity
crisis. It used to be expected, roughly speaking, that the Congress
would pass laws, the President would execute them, and the Supreme
Court would interpret them in individual cases. This was the
political framework established by the…