Political Scientist and Professor

Christopher Nadon

2 articles 2014–2017

Christopher Nadon is a political scientist and professor at Claremont McKenna College, specializing in political philosophy and statesmanship. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with pieces on international affairs and executive power, writing on topics such as Ukrainian politics and constitutional governance.

Self-Restraint in the Executive

March 17, 2017 · Abraham Lincoln, Table of Contents, Features

According to the popular-again Alexander Hamilton, “Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government." In light of this requirement and the failure of the Articles of Confederation to meet it, the authors of our Constitution took careful measures to create a…

Change Afoot in Ukraine

July 10, 2014 · Russia, EU, Revolution

I taught for a year at the Kiev-Mohyla University in 1993-94 and returned to Ukraine this June after an absence of twenty years. Things here have changed.