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

Aug 7, 2015 About an hour read

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James Madison: Father of the Constitution Colleen Sheehan, Ph.D

Apr 8, 2013 16 min read

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Interposition and the Heresy of Nullification: James Madison and the Exercise... Christian G. Fritz, Ph.D.

Feb 21, 2012 41 min read

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Justice, Law, and the Creation of the American Republic: The Forgotten Legacy... Mark David Hall, Ph.D.

Jun 1, 2009 32 min read

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Can Congress Punish People? Why the Constitution Prohibits Bills of Attainder The Heritage Foundation

Mar 23, 2009 3 min read

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How to Understand Slavery and the American Founding Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Aug 26, 2002 14 min read

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Independence Forever: The 225th Anniversary of the Fourth of July Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Jun 19, 2001 15 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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