Clarence Thomas Understands Why The Constitution And A Progressive Worldview Are Incompatible

Clarence Thomas Breaks His Silence and Issues a Warning

During his 34 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been a Sphinx-like figure, speaking the fewest words of any of his peers. He once went a whole decade without asking a single question. When he decides to speak, however, people take notice. Last week was such a case.Thomas spoke for an hour on one of the gravest threats facing the country: progressivism. It was such a clear indictment of what he called “alien ideas” that are …

Clarence Thomas Understands Why The Constitution And A Progressive Worldview Are Incompatible

The easiest way to misunderstand Justice Clarence Thomas’s recent speech at the University of Texas is as a conventional swipe at contemporary progressives. His target was instead deeper and older: the capital-P Progressive challenge to the American Founding itself. Appearing in Austin as part of a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas framed the issue as one of first principles. “The Constitution is the…