https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/06/17/the-coming-of-the-next-american-republic/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:29:32 -0400<![CDATA[James DeLong&#8216;s book, Ending &#8216;Big SIS&#8217; (The Special Interest State) and Renewing the American Republic is that rarest of books, the kind which tells you things you&#8217;ve long suspected about big government but had never systematically put together. DeLong does from the perspective of both a scholar and practicioner. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, member of the bars of the District of Columbia, the State of California, and the Supreme Court of the United States, and with long and wide experience inside and outside Federal bureaucracies, DeLong is now a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.]]>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:54:43 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/06/17/the-coming-of-the-next-american-republic-n191762