Recognizing that the land is a gift, Duvall’s characters embrace redemption and service to self, to community, and (even when misguided) to God.

The author discusses the effects of the British Enlightment on American political philosophy today, keeping in mind the French and American Enlightments.

The Enlightenment has traditionally been identified with eighteenth-century France. To also focus upon Britain and America is to redefine the concept of “enlightenment” by recalling the distinctive ideas that helped shape the very different course of history in those countries--ideas that still resonate today. Gertrude Himmelfarb will discuss the ideas...

John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge will discuss their new book, in which they argue that religion and modernity can thrive together.

When people, groups, or nations desire democracy, they are driven by national freedom not personal liberty.

Theologian, sociologist, and political analyst Fr. Richard John Neuhaus was one of the most relevant actors in U.S. civil life.

Even if you are willing to concede that history has been advancing in a "progressive" direction, it is dangerous and irresponsible to suggest that it must be that way.

AEI scholar Thomas Donnelly remarks on the Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review.