Political Views
Hillyer is a classical conservative; his writings maintain the principles of limited government first theorized by James Madison and most closely held in recent years by Ronald Reagan. Hillyer’s writings are also respectful of the Madisonian contribution to American liberty and politics. His writings distance itself from the single-issue focus of some religious conservatives, and is especially distrustful of big government conservatives, particularly over taxation and deficit spending policies.
In addition to politics, Hillyer has written frequently on U.S. Supreme Court nominees over the last two decades. He has strongly supported many Republican-nominated candidates, including Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, but took the Bush administration to task over the proposed appointment of Harriet Miers in 2005. Hillyer was a frequent contributor to the Court-centric web site Confirm Them.
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