Jeffery Tyler Syck

Jeffery Tyler Syck is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Center for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Pikeville. Tyler’s academic research focuses on the development of American democracy and the history of political ideologies. He is the editor of the forthcoming book A Republic of Virtue: The Political Essays of John Quincy Adams and is completing a second book manuscript entitled The Untold Origins of American Democracy. His essays and articles on politics, philosophy, and history have appeared in several public facing publications including Law and Liberty, Providence, Persuasion, and the Louisville Courier-Journal. Tyler’s academic work has recently been published in the journal Pietas.  Tyler received a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts in Government from the University of Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Government and History from Morehead State University where he graduated with honors.

 

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The Demagogue and the Statesman

Both the demagogue and the statesman use rhetoric to sway public opinion, but only the latter does so with the nation’s best interests at heart

Reviving the Art of Political Rhetoric

The lost art of political oratory must be recovered to save not only our politics, but the soul of America

The Crime of Assisted Suicide 

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been sold as a kindness to the worst off, but in reality it is anything but compassionate

To Rejuvenate Our Politics, Look to the Classics 

Though politics today is viewed as nasty and cruel, the progenitors of Western Civilization saw it as an opportunity to work together for the common good

Republican Toryism in America

American conservatives would benefit from reading Ron Dart’s recent work, “The North American High Tory Tradition”

Why Liberals Lose 

While the policies of liberals may be effective, they fail to articulate a strong moral vision

Henry Clay and the Problem of Politics

Few figures in American history have had as distinguished a political career as Henry Clay.

What Happened To Duty? 

Only with a strong sense of duty to our local communities are democracy and freedom truly possible

In Defense of Cold War Liberalism 

Hard to imagine why Yale University Press would publish Samuel Moyn’s new book when its narrative is so detached from reality

Slouching Towards Technocracy

The most essential political choice facing America today is between democracy and technocracy, and it is vital we choose the former.