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Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison

@jonmadison26

History Professor at Brigham Young University
Governance Fellow at R Street
PhD - Global and Imperial History - University of Oxford
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linkhttps://democracyssisyphus.substack.com/ calendar_today26-02-2013 05:05:11

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Jonah Goldberg (@jonahdispatch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is so staggeringly dishonest. Not “wrong,” though it is that too, but dishonest because he knows the truth. Indeed he often says the point of the tariffs is to get people to stop buying foreign goods. That’s what tariffs are — taxes on Americans who buy foreign goods. That

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The American Revolution rested on a fundamental belief in individual and inalienable rights. When a distant monarch and an unrepresentative Parliament sought to rule the 13 Colonies without their consent and violate their most fundamental rights, colonists recognized this as

The American Revolution rested on a fundamental belief in individual and inalienable rights. When a distant monarch and an unrepresentative Parliament sought to rule the 13 Colonies without their consent and violate their most fundamental rights, colonists recognized this as
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"From habeas corpus to free speech to federalism, our system of government has been designed to constrain the arbitrary nature of government power, even if the government’s actions are popular with a large segment of the population." Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison Washington Examiner

"From habeas corpus to free speech to federalism, our system of government has been designed to constrain the arbitrary nature of government power, even if the government’s actions are popular with a large segment of the population." <a href="/JonMadison26/">Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison</a> <a href="/dcexaminer/">Washington Examiner</a>
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Once the government gets involved in the free market, there is no longer fierce competition that breeds excellence. It's a big mistake to have the government own things or have stakes in businesses.

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"There are constitutional rules and prerogatives here that the president has made really clear he doesn't give a rat's ass about." --Jonah Goldberg discusses Trump's push to send the National Guard to Chicago on The Arena on CNN

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Current political incentives, such as social media likes and pandering to hyper-partisan bases, reward showmanship and polarization over effective governance. Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison

Current political incentives, such as social media likes and pandering to hyper-partisan bases, reward showmanship and polarization over effective governance. <a href="/JonMadison26/">Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison</a>
Jonah Goldberg (@jonahdispatch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Okay. But what do you do when you “start a war” simply by existing and the geopolitical equivalent of a serial killer doesn’t think you should exist? This is some dishonorable, repugnant, shit.

Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ (@repdonbacon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On Constitution Day, I'm reminded of James Madison's wisdom in creating a government that demands consensus-building to get important things done. His separation of powers and his system of checks & balances were brilliant. I’ll always treasure our Bill of Rights.

On Constitution Day, I'm reminded of James Madison's wisdom in creating a government that demands consensus-building to get important things done. His separation of powers and his system of checks &amp; balances were brilliant. I’ll always treasure our Bill of Rights.
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The constitutional system of America and its states rests on the beliefs of the politicians who serve them. Ideally, politicians should believe that they will be held accountable by the electorate, that winning office requires appealing to the broadest possible constituency, and

The constitutional system of America and its states rests on the beliefs of the politicians who serve them. Ideally, politicians should believe that they will be held accountable by the electorate, that winning office requires appealing to the broadest possible constituency, and
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"Liberalism, properly understood, is not a partisan label or a synonym for any particular party platform. It is the political framework that emerged from the Enlightenment in the 18th century and is based on the premise that people are born with natural rights — rights that the

"Liberalism, properly understood, is not a partisan label or a synonym for any particular party platform. It is the political framework that emerged from the Enlightenment in the 18th century and is based on the premise that people are born with natural rights — rights that the
R Street Institute (@rsi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The American Revolution rested on a fundamental belief in individual and inalienable rights. When a distant monarch and an unrepresentative Parliament sought to rule the 13 Colonies without their consent and violate their most fundamental rights, colonists recognized this as

The American Revolution rested on a fundamental belief in individual and inalienable rights. When a distant monarch and an unrepresentative Parliament sought to rule the 13 Colonies without their consent and violate their most fundamental rights, colonists recognized this as