Featured Thinker: Adam Smith

 

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Adam Smith

• “Is the System Rigged? Adam Smith on Crony Capitalism, Its Causes—and Cures,” by Lauren Brubaker

John Adams

• Thoughts on Government

Orestes Brownson

• “Federalism and Freedom: Orestes Brownson’s Case for the Federal Constitution,” by Robert Moffit

William F. Buckley Jr.

• “William F. Buckley Jr.: Conservative Icon,” by Lee Edwards
• “Standing Athwart History: The Political Thought of William F. Buckley Jr.,” by Lee Edwards
• America’s Heritage

Edmund Burke

• “The Roots of Modern Conservative Thought from Burke to Kirk,” by Edwin Feulner

Whittaker Chambers

• “Still Witnessing: The Enduring Relevance of Whittaker Chambers,” by Richard Reinsch

Winston Churchill

• “Champion of Liberty: Winston Churchill and His Message to America,” by Justin D. Lyons
• “Winston Churchill's Constitutionalism: A Critique of Socialism in America,” by Justin D. Lyons

Calvin Coolidge

• “Calvin Coolidge: Forefather of Our Conservatism,” by Joseph Postell
• The Inspiration of the Declaration

Herbert D. Croly

• “Herbert D. Croly: Apostle of Progressivism,” by Sidney Pearson
• “Extended Republic or Centralized Nation-State? Herbert Croly, Progressivism, and the Decline of Civic Engagement,” by Brian Brown

John Dewey

• Future of Liberalism
• Progressive Conception of Freedom

Frederick Douglass

• “Frederick Douglass’s America: Race, Justice, and the Promise of the Founding,” by Peter C. Myers

Richard T. Ely

• “Richard T. Ely: Progressive Political Economist and Social Gospel Advocate,” by Luigi Bradizza

Benjamin Franklin

• “Benjamin Franklin: The Sage of America,” by Steven Forde

Betty Friedan

• “Betty Friedan and the Birth of Modern Feminism,” by Scott Yenor
• "Feminism, Realistic, or Fantastical," by Brenda Hafera
• "Feminism and American Restlessness" by Brenda Hafera

Barry Goldwater

• “Barry M. Goldwater: The Most Consequential Loser in American Politics,” by Lee Edwards
• “The Conservative Consensus: Frank Meyer, Barry Goldwater, and the Politics of Fusionism,” by Lee Edwards

Alexander Hamilton

• “Alexander Hamilton and American Foreign Policy,” by Carson Holloway
• “Alexander Hamilton and American Progressivism,” by Carson Holloway
• “Hamiltonian Constitutional Interpretation: In Defense of Energetic and Limited Government,” by Carson Holloway
• The Farmer Refuted
• Introduction to The Federalist Papers

Friedrich Hayek

• “Ten (Mostly) Hayekian Insights for Trying Economic Times,” by Bruce Caldwell
• Warns of the Misuse of Knowledge in Society

Thomas Jefferson

• “Thomas Jefferson: America’s Philosopher Statesman,” by Dorothea Wolfson
• Letter to Danbury Baptists
• First Inaugural Address

Lyndon B. Johnson

• Commencement Address at Howard University
• Commencement Address at the University of Michigan

Martin Luther King Jr.

• “The Limits and Dangers of Civil Disobedience: The Case of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” by Peter C. Myers
• “Martin Luther King, Jr., and the American Dream,” by Peter C. Myers

Russell Kirk

• “The Conservative Mind of Russell Kirk,” by Lee Edwards
• “The Roots of Modern Conservative Thought from Burke to Kirk,” by Edwin Feulner
• Ten Conservative Principles

James Madison

• “James Madison: Father of the Constitution,” by Colleen A. Sheehan
• “Interposition and the Heresy of Nullification: James Madison and the Exercise of Sovereign Constitutional Powers,” by Christian G. Fritz
• On Property
• Introduction to The Federalist Papers

John Marshall

• “John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice,” by Matthew Franck

Edwin Meese

• Returning to Original Meaning

Charles Merriam

• Progressive Political Science

Frank Meyer

• “The Conservative Consensus: Frank Meyer, Barry Goldwater, and the Politics of Fusionism,” by Lee Edwards

Barack Obama

• “Barack Obama and the Crisis of Liberalism,” by Charles Kesler

John Rawls

• “John Rawls: Theorist of Modern Liberalism,” by Jerome Foss
• “The Hidden Influence of John Rawls on the American Mind,” by Jerome Foss

Ronald Reagan

• “Ronald Reagan: Conservative Statesman,” by Steven Hayward
• “The First Principles of Ronald Reagan’s Foreign Policy,” by Robert Kaufman
• First Inaugural Address
• A Time for Choosing

Theodore Roosevelt

• “Theodore Roosevelt: Progressive Crusader,” by Jean M. Yarbrough
• “The Transformation of American Democracy: Teddy Roosevelt, the 1912 Election, and the Progressive Party,” by Sidney M. Milkis

Franklin D. Roosevelt

• First Inaugural
• Commonwealth Club Address
• Second Bill of Rights (State of the Union Address)

William Howard Taft

• “Constitutional Conservatives in the Progressive Era: Elihu Root, William Howard Taft, and Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.,” by Johnathan O'Neill

Alexis de Tocqueville

• “Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift: What Tocqueville Teaches Today,” by James Ceaser, Thomas West, and Paul Rahe
• “Tocqueville on Christianity and American Democracy,” by Carson Holloway

Booker T. Washington

• “Booker T. Washington and the Promise of Racial Reconciliation,” by Diana Schaub

George Washington

• “American Statesman: The Enduring Relevance of George Washington” by Matthew Spalding
• Thanksgiving Proclamation
• Farewell Address
• Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island

James Wilson

• “Justice, Law, and the Creation of the American Republic: The Forgotten Legacy of James Wilson,” by Mark David Hall

Woodrow Wilson

• “Woodrow Wilson: Godfather of Liberalism,” by Ronald Pestritto
• Study of Administration
• Socialism and Democracy
• War Message to Congress
• What is Progress