SocietyCommentary
“The Think Tank is Dead.” So predicted Michael Tanji a half-decade ago. Tanji argued that “virtual think tanks,” groups of experts tethered only by common interests and cyber-communications,… Read More
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The monument of the Ten Commandments that previously stood on the Oklahoma state capitol grounds was removed late Monday night. According to the Associated Press,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told an audience at Liberty University that the United States was founded “on racist principles.” He added, “That’s a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Laura Leigh Hicks is a high school student with a simple message about the U.S. Constitution: Read it. She submitted this winning PSA to Constituting… Read More
PoliticsNews
A recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania found that a majority of Americans are unaware of what is… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The modern conservative movement has lost one of its real heroes. John Von Kannon, “the Baron,” has passed to a better place after a long struggle… Read More
SocietyCommentary
More than 50 years ago, Milton Friedman’s seminal work “Capitalism and Freedom” reminded Americans of the founding principles that made us greatest nation on Earth… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Peter W. Schramm dedicated his life to making Americans out of the people who happened to live in a place called America. He was an… Read More
News
In 2015, it is hard to imagine a time when women were not allowed to vote. But in early 1920, as the Roaring Twenties jumped… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Events of 2015—both good and bad—have pushed Alexander Hamilton back into the spotlight. On a good note, he is the subject of a highly praised… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Democratic Party plans to delete its association with Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, its founding fathers. As the New York Times recently reported, several… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Lerner, the former IRS official who is at the center of a scandal involving the targeting of conservative groups, claims in a newly-released email that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why do we follow the news? To be informed, of course. We naturally want to be aware of what’s happening at home and around the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Every year interns from the Cato Institute match up against interns from The Heritage Foundation to debate whether conservatism or libertarianism is the superior political… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Conservative historian, poet and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Robert Conquest passed away on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of vital support for freedom. Robert… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On this day in 1790, Congress passed an “Act to create the Revenue Cutter Service,” which authorized then-Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to build… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We often boast about having attained some unimaginable redefinition of ourselves and our nation. How odd, then, that someone born 210 years ago today could… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Justice Samuel Alito joined Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol for a 90-minute conversation about life, baseball and a few recent Supreme Court decisions. Alito expressed… Read More
SocietyCommentary
As we publish the second Index of Culture and Opportunity, I am reminded of the differences between how Washington operates and how real life happens… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
The index before you is more than a book of statistics—more even than a diagnosis of America’s economy and culture. It is first and foremost… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
One of the rights we should celebrate (and cherish) during Liberty Month is freedom of speech. Another is our ability to freely choose our representatives… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On July 17, 1980, 35 years ago, when he accepted the Republican presidential nomination, Ronald Reagan—the great communicator—outlined what he intended to do as president with… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What if America’s most patriotic holiday was not July 4, but December 25? It could have been the day the British crown got its best… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, was “intended to be an expression of the American mind.” Although not intended as such, it was also… Read More
SocietyNews
Although the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled last month that the state Capitol’s Ten Commandments monument must be removed from the Capitol grounds, Oklahoma Gov. Mary… Read More
SocietyNews
One third of Americans have no clue what rights they have under the First Amendment. The Newseum’s 2015 State of the First Amendment survey painted… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“We the People.” We’ve heard that phrase so often it’s easy to overlook its significance. But as we mark our nation’s birthday, we should take a moment… Read More
PoliticsNews
American Enterprise Institute published a public opinion report evaluating Americans’ sense of patriotism. The report compiled information from various studies, including those done by Pew… Read More
SocietyNews
Trust in American institutions varies widely by political ideology, according to a new Gallup poll. Gallup found that American liberals and conservatives “report markedly different… Read More
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Many Americans have honored the nation’s birth in numerous ways and festivities. Here are some photos showing how Americans have celebrated over the years.
