Founderism Explained

Founderism (being a Founderist)[1] is an intellectual outlook that has a strong "reverence for the founders"[2] of the United States. The term is viewed as a pejorative epithet,[3] accusing those so labeled as having a worldview that sacrifices historical accuracy for turning the "founding into a fetish".[4]

The antonym "anti-founderism" is applied to those who "seem convinced that there was something profoundly wrong with the origins" of the state.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: American Liberty #2: The Shortcomings of Conservative Founderism. Carl Scott. September 10, 2013. First Things.
  2. The Founders' Friend: Thomas West Argues for 1776. James Ceaser. The Weekly Standard. November 10, 1997. 36–37.
  3. Book: Reconstructing America: The Symbol of America in Modern Thought. James W. Ceaser. 252. 1997. Yale University.
  4. Web site: Some Anti-Straussophobic Answers. Peter Lawler. October 1, 2009. First Things.

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