Articles

The dead piggy bank lies upside down on coins, Economic crisis, Decrease, layoff, job fired, pay cuts, low cost, collection

^{Richard Rahn
September 19, 2023
Economics}

Rich But Bankrupt: Entrepreneurs Make Us Wealthier While Government Money Managers Lead Us to Ruin

_{Richard Rahn
September 19, 2023
Economics}

Almost everyone has far more wealth due to technological advances than anyone had 30 years ago, yet their money balance sheets and that of most governments flirt with bankruptcy. How can this be? Read More ›

United States Constitution with quill, glasses and candle holder

^{Scott S. Powell
September 16, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

Constitution Day—September 17—Reminds Us that People’s Potential Is Unleashed by Limited Government

_{Scott S. Powell
September 16, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

With Constitution Day coming up on September 17th, it’s the right time to get reacquainted with the Judeo-Christian foundation and structural basics of the Constitution that were intended for the sole purpose of good governance. Read More ›

Group of modern doctors standing as a team with arms crossed in hospital office. Physicians ready to examine and help patients. Medical help, insurance in health care, best desease treatment and

^{Wesley J. Smith
September 15, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Say No to ‘Public Health’ Imperialism

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 15, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns opened the door. Now, the medical establishment is redefining our most contentious political controversies as “public health emergencies” so as to circumvent public resistance and impose policies on society unobtainable through normal democratic means. Read More ›

^{Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education}

Education: A Republican Opportunity

_{Donald Nielsen
September 13, 2023
Education}

In the 1960s and 1970s, two major pieces of federal law began the dismantling of American education. The first was allowing government employees to join unions, and the second was the creation of the federal Department of Education. Republicans should reverse these laws, which have proven detrimental to the efficient and effective functioning of both our K-12 and university systems. Read More ›

Indian father teaching or helping the son for reading from book at home - concept of Parental Guidance, home education and Tutoring Sessions.

^{Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Education}

If Your Kid Can’t Read This, Thank a Teachers Union

_{Debra J. Saunders
September 9, 2023
Education}

The 2022-2023 school year, close to 10 percent of nation’s K-12 students did not attend classes on the average day, The New York Times‘ David Leonhardt reported in his newsletter. A quarter of students are chronically absent. “That’s a vastly higher share than before COVID.” Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
September 9, 2023
Discovery Institute}

Street-level September

_{Marvin Olasky
September 9, 2023
Discovery Institute}

American History teachers sometimes send me letters asking for advice about textbooks. I make suggestions — for example, Thomas Kidd’s American History (B&H, 2019) is a good main text to use — but also emphasize use of old newspapers to see how people in their own eras viewed important developments. As a teenager I started doing that on my own Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education}

Policy Focus: Education Savings Accounts

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education}

A few years ago, the hope of providing all families within a state with funding to select the education avenues that would best serve their individual children was considered nearly unimaginable. Read More ›

Abstract, blur, bokeh background, defocusing - image for the background. The problems of global warming climate.

^{Wesley J. Smith
September 5, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Why We Can’t Trust the Science Journals

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 5, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

The science and medical journals have become highly ideological on many of the most important and contentious societal issues of the day, ranging from global warming to gender ideology, to critical race theory, to virtually everything woke. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
September 4, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

Labor Day: Celebrating the Vision of Human Flourishing

_{Scott S. Powell
September 4, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

For most people, Labor Day is a rather vague holiday without the clarity and meaning typically associated with other holidays. Yet in its most complete context, Labor Day should be recognized as the holiday that celebrates not only labor, but also the ideas, job creators, and institutions central to the flourishing of the United States and its people. Read More ›

^{John Wohlstetter
September 4, 2023
Foreign Policy}

The Gathering Middle Eastern Storm: Israel’s Dilemma — Part Four

_{John Wohlstetter
September 4, 2023
Foreign Policy}

Since Iran’s program was revealed in 2002, the Israelis and Americans have been unwilling to, either individually or together, carry out operations that would end Iran’s nuclear program. Read More ›