Adam Carrington, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
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Adam Carrington
Adam Carrington is Assistant Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College and Garwood Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University.
by | Dec 15, 2023

Alarmism can have many parents. Sometimes, it is conceived by perceptive insight wed to a legitimate concern. Other times, it is a child bred by the marriage of ignorance and bias.  Recently, the media has sounded an alarm that a…

by | Jul 16, 2023

Democrats don’t like the Senate. Sure, they currently hold more seats in the chamber than their GOP rivals. But there is deep dissatisfaction with the Senate’s structure. With senate seats apportioned equally by state, significant disparities can open up among…

by | Jun 22, 2023

Relationships don’t always last forever. As with friendships, neighbors, employment, and even marriages, sadly, longstanding political bonds can be severed. Today, the supposed “marriage” between big business and the Republican Party seems on the rocks. It might even be in…

by | Apr 19, 2023

One pervasive problem with our political discourse is the constant attribution of sinister motives to opponents. We see this done by both the Left and the Right, and it is a move that effectively ends any discussion of differing opinions….

by | Feb 11, 2023

“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words,” wrote author Philip K. Dick. “If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” While Dick probably wasn’t…

by | Dec 31, 2022

Many see New Year’s Day as a starting point. It is a moment focused on the future. Beginning January 1, you can turn over a new leaf, making resolutions to improve yourself and your life. We often joke about how…

by | Sep 18, 2022

Criticisms of originalism are nothing new. The frequency and intensity of originalism’s critics, however, have multiplied since the latest blockbuster Supreme Court decisions on gun rights and abortion. Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky has added another salvo in his new…

by | Aug 22, 2022

Ryan D. Doerfler and Samuel Moyn, professors at Harvard Law School and Yale Law School, have had it with our Constitution. In fact, they have had it with constitutionalism in general. On Friday, they wrote in the New York Times, “The real need…

by | Aug 2, 2022

Definitions matter. They matter for gaining true knowledge rather than error. They matter for our capacity to communicate with each other. In law, definitions matter for guarding our rights. If we do not know about whom or what natural justice…

by | Jul 3, 2022

Year after year, Americans commemorate our independence on the Fourth of July. We take time off work to gather with family and friends. We roast hot dogs and set off fireworks. These activities, at the least, imply that our commemoration…

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