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General August 2026
The Contested Return of the Common Good to American Public Life

Published by The American Founders Institute.Something has quietly returned to serious American political argument: the idea that individuals and institutions exist within a larger order…

By Patrick J. Wolf, PhD
General July 2026
Acoustic Gunshot Detection Technology Faces Scrutiny Over Bias Claims

Published by The American Founders Institute.National | Public Safety Few technologies deployed in American law enforcement have attracted more ideologically charged criticism than acoustic gunshot…

By Patrick J. Wolf, PhD
General July 2026
The Defining American Fight: Who Constitutes the Political Community

Published by The American Founders Institute.The most consequential political conflicts in a republic are rarely about policy. They are about legitimacy — specifically, about who…

By Patrick J. Wolf, PhD
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