[CHARLITE]

"Before the Madisonian revolution, political philosophers were agreed that if, and it was an enormous if, democracy were to be possible anywhere it had to be on a small face-to-face society free of factions. Rousseau’s Geneva, Pericle’s Athens. Madison came along with a different kind of catechism. He said, what does the worst outcome of politics: tyranny? To what form of tyranny is democracy prey: the tyranny of a stable, oppressive majority? Answer: don’t have stable oppressive majorities, have shifting coalitions of minorities."

[keithtoo]

The naysayers of a new Iraq should read that quotation.

Precisely what they warn against is why it should succeed.

[Hebrews 11:6]

George provides a fine thoughtful balance to essential bombthrowers such as Coulter and Steyn. A roster needs both flamethrowers and finesse pitchers to keep the opposition off-balance. Just as long as they're all righties!

[dmc8576]

I'm going to Princeton next year and am looking forward to taking classes from Robert George. I am very excited about that, and even more so after seeing what George Will has to say about him.

[concentric circles]

Real journalism:

Heather MacDonald
~ How to Interrogate Terrorists
~ The Illegal-Alien Crime Wave