When I first heard Dr. Nathan Schlueter in “Introduction to Western Philosophy” claim that “you can’t understand fully the Declaration of Independence without Thomas Aquinas,” I was surprised. I’ve studied the Declaration several times without talking about Aquinas. But as Dr. Schlueter reveals, several of Aquinas’ philosophical arguments may indee...
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The American Left: From Liberalism to Despotism
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The Real American Founding: A Conversation
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Supply-Side Economics and American Prosperity with Arthur Laffer
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C.S. Lewis on Christianity
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
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American Citizenship and Its Decline
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The David Story: Shepherd, Father, King
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Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Civil Rights in American History
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Introduction to Western Philosophy
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Classic Children’s Literature
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The Great American Story: A Land of Hope
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Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution
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The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives
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Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life
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The Second World Wars
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Congress: How It Worked and Why It Doesn’t
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The Young Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey
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Western Heritage: From the Book of Genesis to John Locke
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Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Selected Short Stories
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Introduction to the Constitution
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American Heritage: From Colonial Settlement to the Current Day
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Athens and Sparta
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Winston Churchill and Statesmanship
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The Federalist Papers
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A Proper Understanding of K-12 Education: Theory and Practice
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The Presidency and the Constitution
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Great Books 101: Ancient to Medieval
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