David Lowenthal is a political philosopher and professor emeritus of political science at Boston College. He is known for his work on constitutionalism, natural law, and civic virtue. He contributed essays to The Weekly Standard in 1999 on topics including censorship and perjury.
On July 21, a distinguished group of citizens released "An Appeal to Hollywood." Among the 56 signers were William Bennett, Jimmy Carter, Mario Cuomo, Richard John Neuhaus, Colin Powell, Norman Schwarzkopf, Elie Wiesel, and James Q. Wilson. Concerned about "an increasingly toxic popular culture"…
IN THE END, THE CENTRAL QUESTION in the House debate over the impeachment of President Clinton was whether perjury or lying under oath is an impeachable offense. There are two ways of approaching this matter. One is historical: What did the Founders mean when they wrote in the Constitution that a…