Russell Kirk on "change" and "equality," the Founders and the courts, who was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn? and more...
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CATEGORY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (5 min)
** No One Knows What “Change” and “Equality” Mean ([link removed])
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Here’s a fun experiment.
The next time your progressive friend talks about equality, ask two questions:
1. What exactly does equality look like? and
2. What are the steps we take to get there?
Because think about it:
Who really knows what equality means?
Many well-meaning people make it about money. They assume that you get equality when people are paid the same. (Kind of a simplistic solution to a complex problem, but OK.)
Change is another nebulous term. Progressives love to invoke the word. But is change always for the better?
What to Know as the 2020 Election Season Approaches
In this week’s Intercollegiate Review, law professor Allen Mendenhall turns to the man of letters Russell Kirk to unpack what change and equality actually mean, and why they’re not the panaceas many think they are.
If you want to gain clarity about these words—and would like your friends to do the same—take a few minutes to gather the questions and insights in Mendenhall’s article.
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CATEGORY: GOVERNMENT (5 min)
** The Not-So-Supreme Court ([link removed])
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Did you know that the Supreme Court was never supposed to become, well, supreme?
The Founders never intended it to have the final say in whether something was constitutional or not.
In fact, they even designed the U.S. Constitution with tools to ensure that the Supreme Court didn’t become the final judge.
3 Ways to Keep the Courts in Line
In The Atlantic, political scientist Greg Weiner reveals the Constitution’s little-known defenses against judicial activism.
The truth is, both right and left are inclined to rely on the Supreme Court when they should be relying on something else: you and your fellow Americans.
Read Weiner’s article to learn:
* the three options the Founders established for controlling the judiciary
* the alternative to Supreme Court “rule”
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CATEGORY: LITERATURE (2 min)
** Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Exile, Artist, Prophet ([link removed])
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Thirty-nine years ago this month, a Russian writer named Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
A furious Soviet Union prevented him from receiving the prize.
A Legendary Writer and Critic
This week’s archive pull will give you a good sense as to why Solzhenitsyn was popular abroad but not at home.
Hit the button for a short bio and four powerful quotes by a man who knew too much.
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