I think and write about politics from the perspective of a Christian who loves democracy. The American Revolution is one of the greatest things that ever happened, for the liberation of the human spirit, and I believe it is beautiful in the eyes of Christ.

Because of the American Revolution, we live in a constitutional democracy, ruled by laws, not by men. We take it for granted nowadays, but when it happened some 240 years ago, it was a massive sea change in human affairs. For thousands of year...