From the Editor, Summer 2019
Reason, purpose, dual sovereignty, federalism, privatization of public lands, wine appreciation, and more—there’s something here for everyone!
Purpose Comes from Reason, Not Religion
The moral question to ask yourself is not “How can I be a tool in the hands of God?”—but “How can I make my life the best, happiest life it can be?”
John Marshall: Dual Sovereignty, One Republic
John Marshall patiently upheld the principle of dual sovereignty and set vital legal precedents for America in her infancy.
Liberating Public Lands
Public lands are a drain on American citizens and a barrier to the production of life-serving values. If we want to stop wasting potential resources and, instead, use them to enrich our lives, we must privatize public lands.
Arts & Culture, Science & Technology
Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Isaacson’s Leonardo Da Vinci distills this complex Renaissance man whose achievements in art and science have enriched posterity.
From Sea to Shining Sea: The Heroes and Villains of the First Transcontinental Railroad
Despite the graft of a few pseudo-businessmen, the First Transcontinental Railroad was a profoundly life-enhancing demonstration of human ingenuity.
‘Sense Being Preferable to Sound’
After a town named itself in honor of Benjamin Franklin, someone suggested that he acknowledge the tribute by supplying a church bell. Franklin, a “thorough Deist,” proposed a different gift.
Monticello: Portrait of Its Designer
Monticello, by America’s first native-born architect, Thomas Jefferson, is a window into the mind of this most complex and captivating of Founders.
