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Americans should work together to forge an alternative to the administrative state so that we preserve our constitutional principles for future generations.

It’s political convention season, as Republicans and Democrats meet to nominate their candidates. These made-for-TV productions are planned from opening gavel to closing balloon drop. But don’t expect much in the way of suspense. No one expects rogue delegates to break ranks and nominate Rick Santorum or Hillary Clinton, for example. The primary winners are merely taking a victory lap.

A terrific new account of America’s social and political turmoil during the 1910s and ’20s provides some much-needed perspective on the problems afflicting the country today.

Born of opportunities created in the aftermath of the Civil War, modern day carpetbaggers are simply opportunistic — and voters no longer seem to care anymore about unrooted candidates.

TR's Bull Moose spirit should inspire conservatives to construct an ambitious agenda of social reform.