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Taft was not your ordinary politician: After all, he was the son of William Howard Taft, a U.S. President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He did not slap backs; he did not twist arms; he did not sip a “little bourbon and branch” with the boys in the back room. He was the most powerful Republican in the Senate because of his formidable intellect, his huge appetite for hard work and long hours, and his political integrity. A colleague on the Yale Corporation board once went to the Senate lobby and called Taft off the floor to check on a pending railroad bill.

Walt Garlington, in reviewing comments made by legislators about bills on the culture, says no one should shy away from religious advocacy.

Russell Kirk’s last book is multiculturalism’s antidote, with lessons that apply to the end of Queen Elizabeth’s era.

Principle-centered leadership promotes a candid relationship between elected officials and their constituents. Leaders of any political persuasion can produce a great product by having a debatewithin the framework of core principles that center on lessgovernment and greater personal responsibility.

At ISI’s Gala for Western Civilization in Washington, DC, ISI friends and supporters will partake in an evening that will be unforgettable.