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Principles of Government

An Age of Agency Awaits Us B

By Ian Rowe - July 6, 2022

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By Ian Rowe – There is a third way: a view of human opportunity simultaneously more practical and more optimistic than our current alternatives. I call it agency.… agency goes beyond one’s capacity simply to do or achieve …Agency is not free will alone, it is the force of your free will, guided by moral discernment. Agency is the character-based strength that young people can tap into as a source of morally directed power, and our children do not achieve this by themselves. … they need social support from vibrant, well-functioning, families, schools, houses of worship, nonprofit organizations, and community groups.  Read More

Higher Education’s Deeper Sickness A

By John M. Ellis - Nov. 13, 2017

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By John M. Ellis – Colleges need to be accredited; state universities answer to governing boards. Accrediting agencies and governing boards are created through a political process. What if voters were to insist that those agencies demand answers to some elementary questions? …How can a department of political science that excludes half the spectrum of viable political ideas be competent to offer degrees in the field? How can a history curriculum be taught competently when only one extremist attitude to social and political questions is present in a department? …How can these extraordinary deficiencies deserve either accreditation, or support by state and federal funds?… Read More

The U.S. Should Show It Can Win a Nuclear War B

By Seth Cropsey - April 27, 2022

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By Seth Cropsey – The reality is that unless the U.S. prepares to win a nuclear war, it risks losing one. Robert C. O’Brien, a former White House national security adviser, proposed a series of conventional responses, which are necessary but not sufficient to deter Russian nuclear escalation. Developing a coherent American strategy requires understanding why Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons and how the U.S. can recalibrate its strategic logic for a nuclear environment. Read More

The American Enterprise Institute

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The American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. The work of our scholars and staff advances ideas rooted in our belief in democracy, free enterprise, American strength and global leadership, solidarity with those at the periphery of our society, and a pluralistic, entrepreneurial culture. Learn more at aei.org Read More