Liberty
Pursuing Equality Properly Understood
Nate Hochman of National Review Online ponders the ongoing debate over equality. It might be the most famous statement in American political history: the idea, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson…
Neoconservatism
Conservative political movement in the United States advocating an aggressive, interventionist foreign policy
Liberty
Paul, Cheney, and the future of GOP foreign policy
Jack Hunter argues in a Washington Examiner column that a feud between Rand Paul and Liz Cheney highlights a longstanding Republican divide over foreign policy. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky…
Liberty
Against ‘Justice Democrats’
David Marcus of the Federalist offers an unusual comparison between a group he labels “Justice” Democrats and neoconservatives. Neoconservatives, who were in many ways the dominant foreign policy manufacturers of…
Liberty
Iran hysteria as replacement for Russian collusion hysteria
Warren Henry of the Federalist ponders the recent hubbub over President Trump’s approach to Iran. Were the establishment media to be believed, President Trump is spoiling for a shooting war…
Liberty
Norman Podhoretz changes tune on Trump
Scott Morefield of the Daily Caller explores interesting observations from the “founder of neoconservatism.” Commentary magazine editor-at-large Norman Podhoretz, once a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump and much of…
Liberty
Countering myths about globalization
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute devotes his latest National Review Online column to the misunderstood concept of globalization. If there has been a bogeyman in politics this year, it…
Liberty
“A Ted Cruz Friendship that Should Be Publicized”
That’s the title of a recent post by Neo-neocon. The friendship she has in mind is the one between the Republican presidential candidate and a Jamaican named David Panton. She quotes a…
Liberty
Domenech on Trump’s popularity
Writing for The Federalist, Ben Domenech argues that there are three issues that are propelling The Donald’s popularity: Immigration, foreign policy, and elite corruption. Domenech’s point about foreign policy is…
Liberty
Better late than never: the truth about Scooter Libby
Fans of the late Robert Novak might remember a minor controversy that erupted in December 2005 when Novak addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner audience in Raleigh. During the question-and-answer…
Elections & Public Integrity
Cruz focuses on fundamental foreign policy principles
Recent John Locke Foundation Headliner Ted Cruz (the first of what JLF hopes will be multiple opportunities to showcase policy proposals from potential 2016 presidential candidates in the months ahead)…
Elections & Public Integrity
A Tea Party president and foreign policy
Angelo Codevilla asks readers of The Federalist website to ponder the potential foreign policy preferences of a Tea Party president. Having practiced law at the highest levels, Cruz has had…
Liberty
Call for a Big, Federal Money Laundering Agency
Headlineth the Sylva Herald: New Charter School Has Links to Neoconservative Challenge Foundation. I know. Let’s send kids to schools linked only to people who are really good at blowing…