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I was honored to be invited to contribute a chapter to this collection exploring the thought of the late social philosopher Edward Shils. My chapter, “The Recovery of Tradition,” discusses Shils’ distinctions between ‘civil amnesia’ (a disconnection from the past often spurred on by the relentless modern drive for innovation, social change, modernization); ‘traditionalism’ (a
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I was deeply honored to contribute a response to Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith‘s essay “Faith and the Compatibility of Science and Religion”, published in The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reflections on Faith, Science, and Economics (Acton Institute 2017).
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Lost in Methodenstreit: Reflections on Theory, History, and the Quest for a Science of Association In my contribution to What is Classical Liberal History? , edited by Michael Douma and Phil Magness, I sought to offer a reflection on some of the epistemological and methodological problems that arose with the development of classical liberal thought. These problems can
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In which G.M. Curtis and I strive to caution constitutional equanimity in the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election… Recovering Constitutional Dignity After the Election Every day since the election has brought with it a new affront to public civility. By and large, those in leadership have tried to rise to the occasion; signaling, yet
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@LiberyLawSite July 21, 2015 Has the American republic passed its zenith? A building chorus of social commentary suggests that it has. Works such as Os Guinness’ A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future (2012), Donald J. Devine’s America’s Way Back: Reclaiming Freedom, Tradition, and Constitution (2013); James L. Buckley’s Saving Congress from
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http://www.libertylawsite.org/2015/01/27/obamas-nod-to-crony-philanthropy/
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The Intellectual Crisis in Philanthropy Essay published in Society
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Published in The Freeman Online, August 28, 2013 American public discourse is characterized today by predictions of decline and fall that offer little hope to the rising generations. From economic, social, and political critics, there is ample commentary on America’s self-destructive path. Such prognoses have given birth to a mini-industry of Tocqueville studies, with partisans
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When administrators act, they constitute as well as manage. But what is being constituted—Leviathans or self-governing communities of relationships in compound republics? —Vincent Ostrom The development of the Common Core, the model school curriculum standards that have been adopted by 45 states, offers us a glimpse into the dark underbelly of the democratic drift toward
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Questioning the Common Core @ Philanthropy Daily
Lenore T Ealy 