EducationNews
Ohio County Closes Schools, Leaves Casino Open
The blackjack tables remain open in Toledo, Ohio, but some middle schools and all high schools are required to close. An order issued by Ohio’s… Read More
SocietyNews
Pub Owners Declare ‘Autonomous Zone’ to Keep Doors Open Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
Owners of a Staten Island pub have declared it an “autonomous zone” in defiance of tighter COVID-19 restrictions in New York City from Mayor Bill de… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Churches May Be Closed, but This Pastor Says We Have Reason to Hope
The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez says he came face to face with the fear and anxiety created by COVID-19 when his own daughter contracted the virus… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Justice Alito’s Important Warning
Everywhere one looks there are warning signs, from labels on cigarette packs warning that smoking causes cancer to ridiculous labels on thermometers that read, “Once… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Mayflower Compact Influenced the American Concept of Rule of Law
A group of scholars meets this week to discuss the impact of the Mayflower Compact—signed 400 years ago last week, on Nov. 11, 1620—on the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
They Want to Shut You Up
This week, Abigail Shrier, author of the new book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” found herself at the center of a firestorm…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Crackdown on ‘Gendered Language’ Does Not Bode Well for Free Speech
The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, announced on Twitter just after his reelection that the City Council approved a removal of “gendered language”—meaning feminine and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Calls for ‘Unity’ Really Calls for Capitulation
Political unity is an ugly, authoritarian idea. No free place has domestic political unity, nor should it aspire to it. What “unity” really means, of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Mayflower Compact and the Foundations of Religious Liberty
The Heritage Foundation and the Religious Freedom Institute launched a webinar series Thursday that explores the enduring significance of the 400th anniversary of the arrival… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Memo to the Supreme Court: Keep the Faithful Free to Foster
Foster families provide lifesaving care to hundreds of thousands of children each and every year in the United States. Sadly, more children are in need… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Election 2020 Exposes Culture War: Overcoming Fear With Truth
Submitting my weekly column on the morning of the 2020 presidential election was surreal. But not as surreal as walking to work through an apocalyptic… Read More
SocietyFeature
Rioters in Kenosha Burned This Immigrant Family’s Business to the Ground
It took rioters only two nights to move through Kenosha, Wisconsin, burning and looting businesses as they went, until parts of the city looked more… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Politicians Embracing Lockdowns Should Be Required to ‘Show Their Work’
In light of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has designated certain areas as “red zones.” Those living in… Read More
Education Analysis
Problematic Women: Left’s Woke Education and Social Policies Are Scary
The agenda of the far left is frightening, and concerned conservative moms are speaking out. Today, Allison Weisenberger, a mother and California resident, joins “Problematic Women”… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Newsom’s Absurd Thanksgiving Rules
This Thanksgiving, Californians have a variety of onerous government restrictions to be thankful for. Near the top of the list (right under worship bans) come… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
‘Eternal Vigilance’ Required to Maintain Freedom, Author Says
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance” goes the sentiment often ascribed to Thomas Jefferson. The spirit of those words never may have been more… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Top-Down White Penitence Is Shaking Up and Roiling the American Workplace
A white physician working in Raleigh, North Carolina, says he has participated in multiple diversity training exercises—including two in the last two years—without a fuss…. Read More
EducationCommentary
This Mother Is Fighting Woke Activism in Public Schools
In the past two decades, left-wing ideology has been seeping into our public schools at an accelerated rate. In the months since the May 25… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Enduring Wisdom of Russell Kirk
Far from the madding crowd, in the middle of Michigan’s lake-dotted stump country, a special occasion is taking place in the tiny town of Mecosta…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
Ending California’s Lockdown on Churches Is Compatible With Science and Good Health
Forty million California residents have been living under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown order since March 19. This lockdown order—which was the first in the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Civil Rights Legend Who Opposed Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory is in the news these days, but many people still may not know what it really means. They think critical race theory is… Read More
InternationalNews
China Bringing Xinjiang-Style Forced Labor Camps to Tibet, Report Says
In what appears to replicate what’s happening in China’s Xinjiang region to Uighur Muslims, a new report from the Jamestown Foundation, corroborated by Reuters, details… Read More
EducationCommentary
Virginia Public School District Wants Teachers to Enforce ‘Woke’ Revolution, or Else
What has gotten into the water in Virginia? The commonwealth has quickly gone from a purple-state battleground to embracing a kind of left-wing extremism that… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Vote for America’ Ad Campaign Focuses on Dangers of Far-Left Policies
The Heritage Foundation on Monday announced a new $1.1 million “Fight for America, Vote for America” advertising campaign. The three 30-second ads will air for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why American Exceptionalism Is Different From Other Countries’ ‘Nationalisms’
Mobs are toppling statues of American heroes. America and America’s past are on trial. People are protesting and rioting over the very ideas of what… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Diabolical Side of Karl Marx
Paul Kengor is a professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He has just published “The Devil and Karl Marx,”… Read More
SocietyCommentary
China’s Dark Turn
“I’m more anti-China than you!” That’s a new theme of this election. Joe Biden says, “We will never again be at the mercy of China!”… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Far Left Similar to Communist Movement, Former Student Radical Says
Disconcerting similarities exist between the modern progressive left and the communist movement. Take it from someone who knows. Tony Salinski, once a student radical and now… Read More
SocietyCommentary
6 Persistent Myths About Socialism, Debunked
A frightening 70% of millennials say they would back a socialist candidate for office. Today, we are seeing many socialist ideas gaining traction, such as… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
As American Gun Sales Hit Record High, Tips for New Owners
Americans are buying guns at a record pace. A surprising number of the sales are from first-time firearm owners, says Stephen Gutowski, a reporter at… Read More
