JMC faculty partner Aaron Herold has recently authored a book on liberal Enlightenment and its effects on the current state of democracy.

Released in 2020, Critics of Enlightenment Rationalism is an overview of some of the most important critics of “Enlightenment rationalism.” JMC fellow Kenneth McIntyre served as co-editor.

As Easter draws near on April 12, the Jack Miller Center recognizes and examines the impact of Christianity on political thought, the American Founding, and American political development.

Founding father Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755/57 in Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis. He had a significant impact on the development of the Constitution and the National Treasury.

January 10 marks the 243rd anniversary of the publication of Thomas Paine's influential Common Sense in 1776.

This year, Thanksgiving falls on November 28. The holiday marks a long-standing American tradition that precedes even the Founding.

Jonathan Israel on the Enlightenment.

JMC's Randal Hendrickson on Pinker's Faith in Reason

Randal Hendrickson, JMC's Director of Faculty Development, discusses what Montesquieu describes as the “laws of morality” and their connection to humanity’s natural passions.

What is Montesquieu’s connection to Machiavelli? For the Journal of Politics, JMC's Randal Hendrickson dwells on the question.