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.
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
Jeffery Tyler SyckApril 22, 2025
The lost art of political oratory must be recovered to save not only our politics, but the soul of America
Jeffery Tyler SyckMarch 14, 2025
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been sold as a kindness to the worst off, but in reality it is anything but compassionate
Jeffery Tyler SyckDecember 9, 2024
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
Jeffery Tyler SyckNovember 6, 2024
American conservatives would benefit from reading Ron Dart’s recent work, “The North American High Tory Tradition”
Jeffery Tyler SyckAugust 28, 2024
While the policies of liberals may be effective, they fail to articulate a strong moral vision
Jeffery Tyler SyckJune 27, 2024
Few figures in American history have had as distinguished a political career as Henry Clay.
Jeffery Tyler SyckApril 9, 2024
Only with a strong sense of duty to our local communities are democracy and freedom truly possible
Jeffery Tyler SyckFebruary 7, 2024
Hard to imagine why Yale University Press would publish Samuel Moyn’s new book when its narrative is so detached from reality
Jeffery Tyler SyckOctober 4, 2023
The most essential political choice facing America today is between democracy and technocracy, and it is vital we choose the former.
Jeffery Tyler SyckSeptember 27, 2023