In light of Constitution Week, Sarah Thomas reflects on the achievement of American constitutionalism by placing the US Constitution in dialogue with the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Both texts arose from revolutionary eras around the same time and emphasize negative liberty, though with important contrasts in the philosophical and the pragmatic.
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11, Lilah Kimble considers what happens when younger generations know history without having lived it and inherit a world shaped by events they don’t remember.
While much has been written in defense of free speech in higher education, Ronald Den Otter argues that free speech should also be defended in public secondary schools for its benefits in cultivating future democratic adult citizens.
Globalization has promoted lasting gains but also elicited criticism. In this essay, Sarah Thomas focuses on two achievements of globalization, peace through trade and global constitutionalism, in addition to examining criticisms of globalization. Though these concerns are legitimate, it is vital to appreciate the good that globalization has created: a world society of trading partners that embodies the best of liberal ideals.