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February 2011  (Winter 2011)
Realigning American Politics: Do We Still Hold These Truths?
  by Matthew Spalding

Honoring Ronald Reagan
  by Peter W. Schramm

November 2010  (Fall 2010)
Fostering Stubborn Readers
  by Peter W. Schramm

"Now I Know What I Don’t Know": The Ashbrook Statesmanship Thesis
  by Jeffrey Sikkenga

August 2010  (Summer 2010)
In the War on Terror, Trust the American Citizen
  by David Tucker

Among Marines
  by Peter W. Schramm

May 2010  (Spring 2010)
Against Transforming America
  by Peter W. Schramm

Finding Ever More to Say on Lincoln
  by Michael Burlingame

February 2010  (Winter 2010)
Our Lyceum
  by Peter W. Schramm

November 2009  (Fall 2009)
After Reagan: Five Challenges for 21st Century Conservatives
  by Steven Hayward

Discovering the American Mind
  by Peter W. Schramm

August 2009  (Summer 2009)
The Conservative Challenge
  by Charles R. Kesler

The World Has Changed
  by Peter W. Schramm

May 2009  (Spring 2009)
The Pleasures of April
  by Peter W. Schramm

What Makes a Great President?
  by Jeffrey Sikkenga

February 2009  (Winter 2009)
A Principle Demonstrated Through History: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
  by Christopher C. Burkett

Getting to Know Lincoln by Littles
  by Peter W. Schramm

How to Think About the Lincoln Bicentennial
  by Harry V. Jaffa

"Our Ancient Faith": The Peoria Speech
  by Kevin Portteus

Redeeming American Purpose: The Emancipation Proclamation
  by Allen C. Guelzo

War and Remembrance in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
  by Lucas Morel

The "Picture of Silver": Abraham Lincoln and the Constitution
  by Jeffrey Sikkenga

What It Takes to Save the Republic: Lincoln as Commander in Chief
  by Mackubin T. Owens

Lincoln, Twain and an Ever Young America
  by Julie Ponzi

"A Great Student of the Fitting Opportunity": Lincoln as Ambitious Politician
  by Steven Hayward

December 2008  (Winter 2008)
The Expectations that Gray Presidential Hair
  by Peter W. Schramm

August 2008  (Summer 2008)
A Happy Warrior
  by Peter W. Schramm

May 2008  (Spring 2008)
A Delightful Inheritance
  by Christopher C. Burkett

Stealing Leisure
  by Peter W. Schramm

October 2007  (Fall 2007)
A Constitutional People
  by Peter W. Schramm

Whatever Things are Noble
  by Jeffrey Sikkenga

April 2006  (Special Edition)
Born American, but in the Wrong Place
  by Peter W. Schramm

April 2005  (v13n1)
The 2004 Election and Aftermath
  by Peter W. Schramm

In the Midst of History: The Ground Game in Ohio
  by Adam Carrington, James Kresge

Election 2004: Déjà Vu All Over Again
  by Steven Hayward

The Man Behind the President
  by Robert Alt

June 2004  (v12n2)
Remarks at the Ashbrook Center, May 9, 1983
  by Ronald Reagan

The Lion at the Gate
  by Steven Hayward

Ronald Reagan, American
  by Peter W. Schramm

April 2004  (v12n1)
America on the Rebound: The Resilience of the U.S. Economy
  by Michael G. Oxley

One Last Card to Play
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Best and Worst of Mankind
  by Patrick Garrity

December 2003  (v11n3)
Personality and Character
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Prince and the People
  by Patrick Garrity


  by Terrence Moore

Religious Liberty: The Most Precious of Our Liberties
  by J. Kenneth Blackwell

September 2003  (v11n2)
Our Current War Is Not New
  by Victor Davis Hanson

Judicialism’s Cost to the Republic
  by Andrew E. Busch

Teaching Teachers
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Liberal Empire
  by Patrick Garrity

May 2003  (v11n1)
The Ugly European
  by Peter W. Schramm

Equality, Liberty and American Diversity
  by Lucas Morel

The New Army
  by Patrick J. Garrity

December 2002  (v10n6)
Give ’Em Hell George
  by Steven Hayward

Dubya in Europe
  by Peter W. Schramm

Reagan and the Cold War
  by Patrick J. Garrity

American Meditations: A Word Fitly Spoken
  by Christopher Flannery

October 2002  (v10n5)
Freedom and Security in the Homeland
  by David Tucker

Cowboy
  by Peter W. Schramm

Self-Made American
  by Patrick J. Garrity

American Meditations: Attitudes
  by Christopher Flannery

August 2002  (v10n4)
American Meditations
  by Christopher Flannery

Taking Greatness Seriously
  by Daniel Mahoney

Constancy
  by Peter W. Schramm

It is Always Right to Probe
  by Patrick J. Garrity

June 2002  (v10n3)
Out-FOXing the Media
  by Steven Hayward

Keys, Books, and Rabbits
  by Peter W. Schramm

A Man for All Seasons
  by Patrick J. Garrity

American Meditations: The American Cause
  by Christopher Flannery

April 2002  (v10n2)
War in Afghanistan and American Character
  by David Tucker

Bruni’s Bush
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Ambiguous Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt
  by Patrick J. Garrity

American Meditations
  by Christopher Flannery

February 2002  (v10n1)
Israel’s Quest for Security
  by David Foster

What’s in a Name?
  by Peter W. Schramm

December 2001  (v9n5)
Evildoers and Patriots
  by Peter W. Schramm

Generation X Goes to War
  by Julie Ann Ponzi

A Churchillian Perspective on September 11
  by Steven Hayward

The New Civil War
  by David Forte

Fear, Love and Cunning: The Art of Coalition Warfare
  by David Tucker

August 2001  (v9n4)
A Return to Chivalry?
  by Terrence Moore

Bush So Far
  by Steven Hayward

Abe’s Home
  by Peter W. Schramm

June 2001  (v9n3)
America’s Racial Divide: Of Debts Spoken and Unspoken
  by Lucas Morel

Bush’s Spirit of Citizenship
  by Peter W. Schramm

Defending the West: Current Debate over Ballistic Missile Defense
  by Brian T. Kennedy

April 2001  (v9n2)
Two-and-a-Half Cheers for the Electoral College
  by Walter Berns

Bush’s Smile
  by Peter W. Schramm

January 2001  (v9n1)
Bush at Bat
  by Peter W. Schramm

Strength with Magnanimity
  by Patrick J. Garrity

The Economy and Taxes Under George W. Bush
  by Robert P. Rogers

December 2000  (v8n6)
Dear GOP: Get a Backbone, Stand for Something
  by Glenn Sheller

Little Arts of Popularity
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Aftermath
  by Steven Hayward

Bill Clinton’s America
  by Douglas Koopman

Ambivalence About Liberalism
  by Sean Mattie

The Bumpy Road Ahead in Congress
  by Chip Griffin

October 2000  (v8n5)
God Save This Honorable Court? The Supreme Court’s Year In Review
  by Jeffrey Sikkenga

Left Turn, Again
  by Peter W. Schramm

Will Voters Kiss Off the Election?
  by Steven Hayward

August 2000  (v8n4)
Hearing Shakespeare
  by Peter W. Schramm

Three Faces of Political Journalism
  by Steven Hayward

June 2000  (v8n3)
Among the Brave and True
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Dilemma of Globalization and the 2000 Presidential Election
  by David Tucker

The Greatness of Washington
  by Christopher Flannery

April 2000  (v8n2)
Dance with Destiny: Don’t Wait to Be Invited
  by Christopher Flannery

Mark Twain
  by Peter W. Schramm

Ideas Should be the Teacher in a College Classroom
  by Sean Mattie

February 2000  (v8n1)
Man of the Century
  by Peter W. Schramm

Military Ethos and the Politics of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
  by Mackubin T. Owens

Terror, Terror Everywhere
  by David Tucker

December 1999  (v7n6)
The Leadership of Ronald Reagan
  by Edwin Meese III

Edmund Morris’ Contempt for Ronald Reagan and America
  by Mickey Craig

Harry Potter and Johnny
  by Peter W. Schramm

October 1999  (v7n5)
The Failure of Communism in Cuba
  by Glenn Sheller

Citizen As Soldier
  by Peter W. Schramm

Wealthy Americans Deserve Real Tax Relief
  by David N. Mayer

August 1999  (v7n4)
The World According to George
  by Steven Hayward

Ignorance and Hope
  by Peter W. Schramm

June 1999  (v7n3)
Fixing U.S. Foreign Policy
  by Mackubin T. Owens

Henry Clay and Ashland
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Regulation
  by Steven Hayward

April 1999  (v7n2)
An Impeachment Post-Mortem
  by Robert Alt

My American Father, Alive and Free
  by Peter W. Schramm

C. S. Lewis on Liberal Arts Education
  by Gregory Dunn

February 1999  (v7n1)
John M. Ashbrook: A Personal Reminiscence
  by Wlliam G. Batchelder

Looking for John Ashbrook
  by Jonathan Riehl

John M. Ashbrook: A Biography
  by Peter W. Schramm

Memories of John Ashbrook
  by Louis Winfield Fritz

A Remembrance of John M. Ashbrook
  by Dan Quayle

The Political Education of John M. Ashbrook
  by Jay Hartz

A Remembrance of John M. Ashbrook
  by Jack Kemp

Why the Ashbrook Challenge Was Necessary
  by Steven Hayward

John M. Ashbrook: The Human Side
  by William F. Almendinger

Ashbrook in the Arena
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Conscience of the Movement
  by Lee Edwards

John Ashbrook: The Happy Loner
  by William A. Rusher

December 1998  (v6n6)
Justice Thomas and the Oft-Forgotten Virtue of Prudence
  by John C. Eastman

Surprise and Politics
  by Peter W. Schramm

Lest We Forget: Clarence Thomas and the Meaning of the Constitution
  by Jeffrey Sikkenga

October 1998  (v6n5)
The 1998 Elections: A Symposium: U.S. National Security and the 1998 Elecions
  by Mackubin T. Owens

The 1998 Elections: A Symposium: The Six Year Curse
  by John J. Pitney, Jr.

The 1998 Elections: A Symposium: No Beef in Ohio?
  by Jeffery D. Schultz

The 1998 Elections: A Symposium: Should We Worry About a Democratic Party Collapse?
  by Steven Hayward

The 1998 Elections: A Symposium: 1998: Another "Year of the Woman"
  by Ronald J. Pestritto

The 1998 Elections: a Symposium: A Perspective on the 1998 Elections
  by Mickey Craig

No Laughing Matter
  by Peter W. Schramm

August 1998  (v6n4)
Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
  by Steven Hayward

Should America Be Blind to Race?
  by Lucas Morel

Calvin Coolidge is Back
  by Peter W. Schramm

June 1998  (v6n3)
A Fine Ride
  by Peter W. Schramm

Liberal Arts and Liberal Education
  by Christopher Flannery

April 1998  (v6n2)
Educational Madness, Again
  by Peter W. Schramm

Students Today: Are They Dumb or Just Disgusted?
  by Julie Ann Kessler

February 1998  (v6n1)
Cleveland’s School Voucher Program: The Politics and the Law
  by Robert Alt

Presiential Character and Power
  by Peter W. Schramm

December 1997  (v5n6)
A Few Fine Words
  by Peter W. Schramm

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by J. Kenneth Blackwell

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by David Zanotti

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by Charles Byrne

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by David L. Brennan

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by Patrick A. Sweeney

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by Samuel R. Staley

How to Reform Education in Ohio: A Symposium
  by Robert Alt

October 1997  (v5n5)
Hong Kong’s Future: Why Americans Must Care
  by Michael Anton

Remembering That We Are A Constitutional People
  by Peter W. Schramm

August 1997  (v5n4)
Sunny Streets and Dark Alleys: Morality and American Foreign Policy
  by David Tucker

Is America Becoming One Big 12-Step Program? Lessons from the Contemporary Vocabulary
  by Steven Hayward

The Men in the Back of the Room
  by Peter W. Schramm

June 1997  (v5n3)
How To Think About Henry Kissinger
  by Patrick J. Garrity

Remembering the Reason Why
  by Peter W. Schramm

April 1997  (v5n2)
Is Civic Education Compatible with Liberal Education
  by Jeffrey D. Wallin

American Education as a Higher Activity
  by Mark A. Nadler

February 1997  (v5n1)
Where Does The GOP Go From Here? They Tank!!!
  by Rick Vernier

Should The President Be Exposed?
  by Gary McDowell

What the Anti-Federalist Can Teach Us
  by Stephen F. Knott

December 1996  (v4n6)
Clinton Presidency: The Most Corrupt in American History
  by David N. Mayer

The Revolution that Never Was
  by C. Bradley Thompson

October 1996  (v4n5)
Ode to Freedom
  by Christopher Flannery

Environmentalism, Constitutionalism, and the Public Good
  by Charles T. Rubin

Welfare and an Immigrant’s Story
  by Rich Policz

August 1996  (v4n4)
Baseball and the American Way
  by Mickey Craig

Liberal Education
  by

The Supreme Court and the Politics of Impeachment
  by Matthew J. Franck

The Peril and Promise of Christians in Politics
  by John G. West, Jr.

June 1996  (v4n3)
Ralph Ellison: Poet of Democratic Excellence
  by James Seaton

The Conservative Responsibility in 1996: A Symposium: Dole Drums
  by William A. Rusher

The Conservative Responsibility in 1996: A Symposium: Keep the Congress
  by James R. Rogers

The Conservative Responsibility in 1996: A Symposium: Free the Voters
  by John J. Pitney, Jr.

The Conservative Responsibility in 1996: A Symposium: Honor Buchanan
  by Robert C. Jeffrey

The Conservative Responsibility in 1996: A Symposium: Sell American
  by William B. Allen

Clinton Vetoes Undermine the Constitution
  by David N. Mayer

The Conservative Responsibility in 1996: A Symposium: Constitutionalism
  by Dennis Teti

April 1996  (v4n1)
Liberal Education
  by

The Revenge of the Rohdamite Village People
  by Allison R. Hayward

Washington: The Forgotten Man
  by Peter W. Schramm

Pat Buchanan Versus Conservative America
  by Ken Masugi

Natural Law and the Rule of Law
  by David Forte

February 1996  (v4n1)
A Republican Primaries Primer
  by John J. Pitney, Jr.

May Jane Austen’s Good Sense Persuade Us
  by Susan Orr

Hooters, Homosexual Rights, and the EEOC
  by Ken Masugi

The Founding Fathers on Crime and Punishment
  by Ronald J. Pestritto

Lincoln and the 1996 Campaign
  by Charles E. Parton

Clintonizing Lincoln: Revising History
  by Peter W. Schramm

Liberal Education
  by

December 1995  (v3n6)
Liberal Education
  by

The Virtues of Colin Powell
  by Peter W. Schramm

A Reply to "The American Political Tradition and Abortion"
  by Scott Stripling

Abortion and The Federalist Revisited
  by Dennis Teti

Pat Buchanan’s House Intellectual
  by William F. Connelly, Jr.

The Book on Colin Powell
  by J. Kenneth Blackwell

October 1995  (v3n5)
Liberal Education
  by

The American Political Tradition and Abortion
  by Dennis Teti

The Gingrich Revolution, the American Revolution...
  by Robert C. Jeffrey

...and the Goldwater Revolution
  by Brian Janiskee

August 1995  (v3n4)
The Hiroshima Anniversary
  by Patrick J. Garrity

School Prayer Made Easy
  by Harry V. Jaffa

Culture Wars: Are Bravehearted Conservatives Clueless?
  by Ken Masugi

Liberal Education
  by

June 1995  (v3n3)
The New Federalist: America’s Founding Documents and Abortion
  by Scott R. Stripling

Russia and the West
  by Bradford P. Wilson

What Republicans Stand For
  by R.J. Saulnier

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

April 1995  (v3n2)
Education, Equality and Race
  by John Agresto

The Strange Career of American History
  by C. Bradley Thompson

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

February 1995  (v3n1)
I Like The Way You Talk
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

Republican Responsibility
  by J.D. Crouch II

Russia Today: Not Fit for a Dog?
  by Bradford P. Wilson

December 1994  (v2n5)
Republican Realignment? Why Now?
  by David K. Nichols

Justice Affirmed
  by Ken Masugi

The GOP and the Vision Thing
  by Julie Ann Kessler

October 1994  (v2n4)
Republican Opportunity and Danger
  by Peter W. Schramm

Kirk: Postwar Conservatism’s Prophet
  by William A. Rusher

Presidents, Parties, and Popular Majorities
  by Dennis Teti

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

July 1994  (v2n3)
The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

A House Divided
  by William F. Connelly, Jr., John J. Pitney, Jr.

On Defending the Indefensible, Part Two
  by C. Bradley Thompson

Character and the Transformation of American Politics
  by Julie Ann Kessler

April 1994  (v2n2)
The Coming Fourth World War
  by Ely Parker

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

On Defending the Indefensible, Part One
  by C. Bradley Thompson

What I Learned at School Today
  by Peter W. Schramm

January 1994  (v2n1)
Clinton Health Plan: The Wrong Prescription
  by David N. Mayer

How to Oppose the Health Plan—and Why
  by William Kristol

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

Notes on the U.S. Economy
  by R.J. Saulnier

October 1993  (v1n3)
Dubious Sympathies
  by Bradford P. Wilson

Social Choice and the Educational Monopoly
  by David L. Brennan

Socialism vs. Capitalism: Which is the Moral System
  by C. Bradley Thompson

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

July 1993  (v1n2)
Margaret Thatcher and the Rebirth of Conservatism
  by Stephen Davies

Approaching the Bench
  by Bradford P. Wilson

Clinton, Perot, and Chaos
  by Peter W. Schramm

The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

April 1993  (v1n1)
The Director’s Corner
  by Charles E. Parton

The Clinton Presidency
  by Lyn Nofziger

Deconstructing the Clinton Budget
  by R.J. Saulnier

Quantifying America’s Decline
  by William J. Bennett



 


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