

Why the Founders Rejected Democracy for a Constitutional Republic
We're A Republic Not A Democracy Stupid! The United States is often called a democracy. In everyday speech, that makes sense. Citizens vote, campaigns compete, and public opinion matters. But the Founders used the word “democracy” in a much narrower way than most Americans do today. To them, democracy often meant direct rule by the majority, with few brakes on sudden passion, faction, or popular anger. Some critics of the time associated that kind of rule with “mobocracy,” me

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Protecting American Culture
Illegal Immigrants Destroying Our American Culture A nation can be generous and still expect newcomers to respect its laws, language, customs, and civic ideals. That balance matters, especially at a time when many Americans feel that the pace of change in our culture is dangerously alarming. American culture is not a museum piece. It has always grown through new people, new ideas, and hard debate. But it also has a core. The rule of law matters. Free speech matters. Equal tre

LeRoy Cossette


Roy Cooper Drove 100 Million in Hurricane Aid to Affordable Housing Despite Victims Still in Temporary Homes
Roy Cooper Redirected $100 Million Hurricane Aid to Affordable Housing Hundreds of North Carolina hurricane victims were still living in temporary housing when then Governor Roy Cooper directed about $100 million in disaster relief funding toward affordable housing projects, according to an analysis by the John Locke Foundation. The finding raises a basic question about disaster recovery: when federal and state relief money arrives after a storm, should it first make victims

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