Peacock contends that theVRA, as it is currently implemented, undermines the Founders' vision of government by emphasizing racial and ethnic group rights over individual rights.

The American republic relies upon a common, egalitarian citizenship, but this republican virtue has been under assault from the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its judicial interpretation.

Deconstructing the Republic: Voting Rights, the Supreme Court, and the Founders' Republicanism ReconsideredBy Anthony A. PeacockAEI Press, 2008, $25.00 ...

The Founders intended for individuals to choose their representatives based on their character and how well they would promote the common good, not because of their membership in any one racial, ethnic, or religious group. The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 sought to reaffirm this principle by outlawing the...

Panelists representing each side will discuss the legal and political issues raised by the case, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder.

What does research show about particulate matter in our air?

Robust, growing, resilient economies have been critical to success in long-term security confrontations in the past, and they are likely to be of greater importance in the war on terror.

James Bowman's Bradley Lecture.