Enjoy a spicy interview that I gave to the Claremont Institute
Topics include how I got into the legal profession, whether George Washington is superior to Abraham Lincoln, the greatest challenge facing the United States, and much more!
This was a lot of fun. Many thanks to TCI for the opportunity to offer my thoughts on nearly 20 sundry topics. Here’s a sample:
How did you hear about the Claremont Institute?
I cold-pitched an article to American Greatness while I was an undergraduate (read it here). The masterminds behind AG are Claremont trained (and are also now dear friends of mine, which is a huge blessing). In a certain way, it was inevitable that I was slowly but surely trained in the (depending on your political perspective) dark and nefarious / excellent and true ways of the Claremont school. And because I agree with the great statesman Winston Churchill that “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often,” I’m hesitant to label myself as anything except “Catholic.” However, as far as these things go, I’m pretty comfortable with being a “Claremonster.” (For those unfamiliar with such online lingo, it translates roughly as, “A based, red-pilled, and extremely-fun-to-be-around terror of GOP positivist squishes like David French, Jonah Goldberg, and Bill Kristol.”)
You can read the full interview here.
Comment below with how you would’ve answered and/or where I’ve gone (horribly) wrong. Don’t be shy!
Thanks for sharing, claremonster! It was a great read, particularly your reflections on Luke 22. The fact that Christ was "like us in all ways but sin" is definitely an underappreciated part of our faith, and your reflection made it into my rosary today, so thank you for that. In my personal reflections I have often connected that quote with Jesus' later words on the cross, "I thirst" (John 19, 28). The former, asking that the cup be taken from Him but preferring His Father's will to His own, stands as the ultimate example of man's submission to the Will of G-d, while the statement of desire for the cup can show the unification of the Son of Man's will with G-d's. In any case, I look forward to reading what you write throughout this year, Deion.