Commentary
As numerous scholars have noted, America is engaged in a “Cold Civil War.” Political differences revolve around adhering to the original Constitution or rejecting it for a living Constitution hollowed of any enduring meaning.
Visitors look at the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives in Washington in this file photo. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Andrew D. Carico
Author
Andrew D. Carico is headmaster at John Adams Academy in El Dorado Hills, California. He has also written for Public Discourse, Law & Liberty, the Claremont Review of Books, and Starting Points Journal. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University and is affiliated with the Jack Miller Center.