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.
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February 27, 2026
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The False Equivalence of Multicultural Day
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The Justice of the Take It Down Act
The Incapable Congress
The Land of Fear and Awe
The French Origins of Urban Renewal
The Future of Entrepreneurship in America
The Future of Conservatism in America
The Fictions Holding Down the Economy
The Federal Judiciary versus the Trump Administration
The Fed Has Gone Adrift—It’s Time to End The Bureaucratic Mission Creep
The Endowment Tax on Educational Institutions After the Big Beautiful Bill
The Education of David Mamet
The Economic Harm That Is Coming