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CATEGORY: RELIGION AND POLITICS (6 min)


** God save the Queen ([link removed])
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In our divided and opinionated age, very few people still earn nearly universal respect. Maybe the most notable of these, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away last week at the age of 96.

Her death was met with outpourings of sadness and remembrance across the globe. The world seemed to stop on a dime to recognize her life and service.

But why, asks Phillip Blond in First Things, did the Queen merit such honor?

Blond, who spoke ([link removed]) at ISI’s American Economic Forum this summer, argues that the world loved Elizabeth because she embodied everything good about a Christian monarch.

She worked to care for each person… fought for the common good… and always pointed to God as the source of her power.

Blond says the Queen stood as a singularly stable ([link removed]) and loving figure in the midst of a chaotic and polarizing time. And that status is what made her death so remarkably tragic.

Read more of Blond’s eloquent tribute here.
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CATEGORY: THE FOUNDERS (7 min)


** The minds that made America ([link removed])
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If you’ve studied American history to any great extent, you’ve probably read The Federalist Papers. The newspaper editorials written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton have shaped our view of the Founding period for many years.

But are we missing something? Dr. Brad Birzer, who delivered ISI’s virtual convocation ([link removed]) this month, thinks so.

Writing in The Imaginative Conservative, Birzer offers a whole series of primary sources from our Founding Fathers as better indicators of what they really believed. He starts with James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention ([link removed]) , which give a firsthand account of the long battles over what to include in our nation’s most valuable document.

Birzer then lists a series of invaluable original works by statesmen like John Adams, Edmund Burke, John Dickinson, and many others.

Find out here why he believes these essays and speeches ought to be our priority when studying America’s birth ([link removed]) .
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** Gala for Western Civilization ([link removed])
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October 13 will be a night to remember.

At ISI’s sixteenth annual Gala for Western Civilization ([link removed]) in Washington, D.C., you and hundreds of other ISI friends and supporters will partake in an evening that will be unforgettable.

This year ISI will be showcasing top academic talent across three disciplines: political theory, economics, and history. We want to provide our alumni and supporters with an opportunity to experience some of the greatest conservative minds of our generation. The evening’s speakers include:
* Chair of the Department of History at the University of Dallas, Susan Hanssen, who will give the keynote address
* The William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, Harvey C. Mansfield, who will receive ISI’s Charles H. Hoeflich Lifetime Achievement Award
* Merton P. Stoltz Professor of Economics at Brown University, Glenn Loury, who will receive ISI’s Faculty Award

It should be a wonderful evening ([link removed]) full of great conversation.


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Adaptable Steadiness: Queen Elizabeth II’s Legacy of Servant-Leadership ([link removed]) via The Gordon Review

Stealing From the Poor to Give to the Rich ([link removed]) via The Lone Conservative

CATEGORY: AMERICAN CULTURE (8 min)


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Do you feel like you just don’t get other Americans? Are you wondering what makes other people tick? Or are you the one that feels desperately misunderstood?

Avi Woolf says that it’s not just you. In our Intercollegiate Review archive, Woolf points out that the newly minted conservative elite ([link removed]) needs to figure out how to connect with Americans from all places and backgrounds.

Woolf recommends a book called Dignity by Chris Arnade. Arnade toured our country for years and spoke with dozens of Americans who are just trying to get by. Woolf thinks these stories might help us better understand our fellow citizens.

“We need to learn about the people themselves, including the people we don’t understand, with whom we don’t really share a cultural language,” Woolf argues. “Just spending time with them—not necessarily to agree or pretend we’re all the same—is a good start.”

Discover more of Woolf’s theory… and learn whether you’re an Anywhere or a Somewhere ([link removed]) … here.
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Thought of the Day:
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“Kings are the slaves of history.”

— Leo Tolstoy


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