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Michael B. Poliakoff

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Michael B. Poliakoff is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. He has taught at Georgetown University, George Washington University, Hillsdale College, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Wellesley College.

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Regaining Our Principles and Institutions

Constitutionalism
October 7, 2025
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Civitas Outlook
American Immortals

Unlike other abolitionists, though, Douglass never lost his faith in the American Founding. Indeed, he believed that the fundamental premises of our republic were the very principles that could save her from this moral crisis.

Michael Lucchese

Politics

February 27, 2026

Civitas Outlook
The False Equivalence of Multicultural Day

Parents have an affirmative obligation to reinforce patriotic values and counter the narratives that are taught in school.

Josh Blackman

Pursuit of Happiness

February 26, 2026

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