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Jon D. Schaff

Jon D. Schaff of Professor of Political Science at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He’s the author of Abraham Lincoln’s Statesmanship and the Limits of Liberal Democracy and co-author of Age of Anxiety: Meaning, Identity, and Politics in 21st Century Film and Literature. 

Mass shootings

Jon D. Schaff   |  April 13, 2023

It’s difficult to write about the recent shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. One fears saying something stupid or insensitive. Further, given the emotional heat regarding the tragedy (see the Tennessee Legislature) it seems there is a ready cadre of […]

REVIEW: The Free Speech Conundrum

Jon D. Schaff   |  April 12, 2023

If neutrality regarding speech is impossible, how do we settle our disputes about it?

Liberty Valance meets Abraham Lincoln

Jon D. Schaff   |  March 30, 2023

A mark of a truly great work of art is the ability to go back time and again to the work and still find something new. As a homeschooling father I recently took command of my children’s education and introduced […]

REVIEW: What Hath Law to Do with Democracy?

Jon D. Schaff   |  January 26, 2023

In de Dijn’s history of freedom, the relationship is not entirely clear

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