“Government that withholds equal standing from some of its members is not merely unjust; it forfeits the allegiance, participation, and productive energy through which political authority is consolidated and extended in practice,” writes Faculty Co-Director Stephen Holmes in a Project Syndicate commentary reflecting on the Declaration of Independence 250 years on.

“Government that withholds equal standing from some of its members is not merely unjust; it forfeits the allegiance, participation, and productive energy through which political authority is consolidated and extended in practice,” writes Faculty Co-Director Stephen Holmes in a Project Syndicate commentary reflecting on the Declaration of Independence 250 years on.