So much hangs in the balance with this upcoming election.  One crucial area of concern is the threat to recent alternate institution–building by conservatives, traditionalists, and right-libertarians. Clearly, many longstanding institutions, such as universities, no longer serve our needs; rather, they often undermine our visions of the good life, liberty, and the well ordered state.  If leftists win in November, they will assuredly not just prevent further institution-building on the right, but also dismantle whatever conservatives have already built.  If Trump wins, we get four more years to create, build, and prepare against whatever further erosion of our rights to free association and free speech the left has in store for us. Progress in institution-building has already been going on for several decades.  In the political sphere, hundreds of think-tanks, pressure groups, and citizens' organizations have appeared with...(Read Full Article)