With the appointment of his 1776 Commission on November 2, 2020, and the publication of its report on January 18, 2021, President Trump ended his term the way he should have started it—with a statement of the principles he sought to restore. But how could he know that his enemies would ruthlessly undermine the constitutionalism his administration tried to defend? For now, it seems the insurgency that has undermined constitutional government for decades has toppled its most vigorous defender with the Blinking Idiot who today resides at the White House.
Encounter Books’ publication of an annotated version of the now-notorious report affords a timely opportunity to reflect on its illumination on our revolutionary times.
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