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After we win, do we punish them? The Great War Victor's Dilemma
Aquinas, medieval popes, and Nuremberg all wrestled with the same question: when no court at home will try them, can rulers ever answer for their…
17 hrs ago
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Albert Russell Thompson
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The Unfunded Liability of Elite Luxury
Forgetting Cato, Encountering the Poissardes, thoughts on the Roman Republic and the French Revolution.
Jul 14
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Albert Russell Thompson
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The Hinge, America's Choices Become Stark
America face a choice different pathways with the Democrats. POTUS intervention in the World Cup threatens to become an international incident.
Jul 11
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Albert Russell Thompson
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Remember the Fifth of November
Days before WWI ended, Woodrow Wilson begged voters to keep his party's control of Congress, or the country would look weak.
Jul 9
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Albert Russell Thompson
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America 250: The Next Six Years, still time to celebrate
The semiquincentennial isn't over. Three reasons Americans should keep the party going to at least 2031. And invite the French to the cookout.
Jul 7
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Albert Russell Thompson
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1776’s Unedited Dream
America is a beautiful country with a promise to keep. And Americans can do it.
Jul 4
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Albert Russell Thompson
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America 250: We will bend the arc of history again
America turns 250 a historian reminds us that the arc of history doesn't bend itself; Americans have to do it themselves.
Jul 4
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Young Washington's Inspired Take on Early America is the Weekend Film You Need
A review of the film Young Washington, for America250
Jul 3
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Albert Russell Thompson
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How the Bad Use of Tech Closed the Southern Mind
Historical inflection points involving transformative technology are moral tests, not just economic ones. We learned this with the Old South, and…
Jul 2
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Albert Russell Thompson
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Vanity and Other Countries' Problems: Wilson's Reactionary Sword
How Woodrow Wilson’s reactionary agenda damaged the Western Hemisphere and was masked by his manipulation of progressive, moralistic rhetoric.
Jul 1
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Albert Russell Thompson
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The Law Above the Crown: From Ancient Israel to the American Revolution
Did the American Revolution break from tradition, or defend it?
Jul 1
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Albert Russell Thompson
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June 2026
Reflections on America 250: Summer Meditations
The Declaration of Independence was a compromise and negotiated document. That makes it stronger.
Jun 29
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Albert Russell Thompson
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