by Henry Oliner | Jul 1, 2021 | Philosophy, Politics, Progressivism
The progressive critique of the principles underlying the original American understanding of rights paved the way for an attack on those rights in practice. Progressives called for significant changes both to political institutions and to national policy that were...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 30, 2021 | Philosophy, Politics, Progressivism
It has been established that progressives disagreed fundamentally with James Madison and most of the other American founders on the basic facts about human nature and its impact on democratic government. In particular, they did not share the founders’ view that the...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 23, 2021 | Politics, Progressivism
Ronald Pestritto has a wonderful new book, America Transformed, with a comprehensive look at the roots of progressivism and its legacy. A central part of his thesis is the progressive rejection of the constitutional principles embedded by the framers. For Wilson, the...
