SocietyCommentary
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College—and it’s driving progressives nuts. The renewed calls to abandon the “antiquated” and “undemocratic” Electoral… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
For more than a half-century, it has become abundantly clear that our nation faces increasing irreconcilable differences. At the root is the fact that there… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Just about every country has a national day, a holiday when citizens stop to honor their constitution, celebrate a monarch’s birthday, recall the day their… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, the Colorado Senate passed legislation that would award the state’s Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
In the 1800 U.S. presidential race, it was Alexander Hamilton who was behind what was essentially the first “October surprise.” An October surprise is a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The generation that produced the U.S. Constitution lived at a time when liberal education was being rethought, redefined, stretched, and challenged. The Founders lined up… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The right to keep and bear arms is a vital element of the liberal order that our Founding Fathers handed down to us. Armed citizens… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation released its first “Annual Report on U.S. Attitudes Towards Socialism” Monday. The survey showed a distinct generation gap regarding… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Constitution has long been subject to attacks from individuals hostile to its guarantees of freedom, economic opportunity, and limited government, but in recent days… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“When you’re going fishing, go where the fish are.” To William E. Simon Jr., that means strengthening community by starting with the life of the… Read More
SocietyNews
A nonprofit think tank president once found a gutted rabbit outside her house after hockey fans became heated over a local issue her organization engaged… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Friends at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis tell me most visitors arrive with little knowledge of Grant—but leave with deep… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting editorial critiquing the endorsement decisions of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, with regard to the coming… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Elections are opportunities for Americans to take a serious look at their country and evaluate its current health. Looking around as the election season shifts… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This year’s Constitution Day marks 229 years since the signing of the U.S. Constitution and the establishment of our republic. The Framers of our Constitution… Read More
SocietyNews
Over 100 conservative leaders call for “true accountability” and for Congress not to hold a lame-duck session after the November elections. “Congress must not provide… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
With the death of Phyllis Schlafly, America has lost an authentic heroine. Schlafly was an American patriot, a true renaissance woman, an exceptional leader, and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In her long and consequential career, Phyllis Schlafly accomplished many amazing things, including her almost single-handed defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, but none of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How did America’s political and economic system change from limited government and capitalism early in our history, to the unlimited government and welfare statism of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Colin Kaepernick meant to do no such thing, to be sure, but by benching himself during the national anthem because America “oppresses black people,” and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
National Football League player Colin Kaepernick created a stir on Friday when he refused to stand for the national anthem at the start of a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Can America thrive as a post-patriotic society? A Florida elementary school recently caused a stir on social media when a man posted an image of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
While America’s birthday has always been “solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We are all trying to recalibrate our praise and blame of Americans once revered as “great.” Yale University is rightly conflicted over John C. Calhoun,… Read More
SocietyNews
Four years after a wave of millennials swept Barack Obama into his second presidential term, the Republican Party is redoubling efforts to repackage its conservative… Read More
EducationNews
Gov. Nikki Haley, a Republican, signed a South Carolina House bill into law that implements the study of U.S. founding documents into the state’s public… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Is Memorial Day a vestigial holiday? Today, a plurality of Americans believe it was a mistake to drop the atomic bombs and many have little… Read More
PoliticsNews
Do you know the difference between a democracy and a constitutional republic? Georgetown University law professor Randy Barnett wants to clear up any confusion. Barnett,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The political season has brought a fresh wave of free speech debates on America’s college campuses. Some students claim they need to be “protected” from… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Self-identified conservatives are at odds with each other. What American conservatism means today, who defines it, and who is or is not a “true” conservative,… Read More
