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]
See also
References
- ^ Carl Scott (September 10, 2013). "American Liberty #2: The Shortcomings of Conservative Founderism". First Things.
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b James Ceaser (November 10, 1997).
"The Founders' Friend: Thomas West Argues for 1776". The Weekly Standard: 36–37.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ James W. Ceaser (1997). Reconstructing America: The Symbol of America in Modern Thought. Yale University. p. 252.
- ^ Peter Lawler (October 1, 2009). "Some Anti-Straussophobic Answers". First Things.
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