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What Should the Smithsonian Do?

A recent White House report put the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History under fire. The report details historical distortions and...

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The Value and Virtues of Free Enterprise

Socialism is on the rise, and capitalism is on its back foot. The implications span all parts of our society but certainly include corporate...

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Time for a Renaissance of American Public Service

America has no shortage of critics. What it increasingly lacks are American citizens willing to step forward and serve. A republic cannot survive...

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Fox News Owns Every Top 10 Spot in Cable News Ratings

Fox News once again dominated the cable news scene last week, according to Nielsen Media Research. The cable news network wrapped up a strong July...

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JD Vance Weighs In as Sophie Cunningham Faces Backlash

Vice President JD Vance voiced his support for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, the WNBA player who said she wanted to protect girls’ locker...

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Conservative College Students Need Courage

It was freshman year at my small liberal arts college. I walked into my social psychology class and was immediately asked to share my “preferred...

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Fauci’s Lawyer Fires Back at Aaron Rodgers

A week ago, attorney David Schertler found himself being escorted out of a Senate hearing after disrupting proceedings in defense of his client, Dr....

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‘Absolute Criminal’: Aaron Rodgers Unloads on Fauci After Senate Hearing

Aaron Rodgers, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, sat in a comfy, rotating chair next to Pat McAfee, head down as he listened to McAfee’s...

04.08.2026 3

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High Electric Bills Are a Choice—and Pennsylvania Must Choose Wisely

Pennsylvania legislators have prioritized electricity affordability this year. First, they exited the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the...

03.08.2026 2

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Social Security’s Countdown Clock Just Got Louder

Somewhere inside the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget this week, an analyst hit “publish” on a paper that should have led the evening...

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Fox News Delivered Its Highest-Rated Fourth of July in Network History During America 250

Fox News Channel dominated television ratings in July, highlighted by its highest-rated Fourth of July coverage in network history, according to...

03.08.2026 1

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The Case for Capitalism

I’ve failed! I make the case for free markets … young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they even think? Do they pay any...

02.08.2026 2

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America’s Children Need Heroes Again

Every child is looking for someone to become. The only question is where he will find that person. For generations, American schools helped with that...

01.08.2026 3

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John Adams Already Refuted the Democratic Socialists of America’s Ideas

The Democratic Socialists of America don’t like being called communists, though many members might echo the sentiment of leftist influencer Hasan...

01.08.2026 1

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The Right Cannot Defeat the Left by Abandoning Its Own Principles

The ideological excesses of the American Left are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Political commentator Hasan Piker recently appeared in a...

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The SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’ Is Still Used to Limit Giving to Conservative Organizations

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s descent from its once-vaunted role as a sentinel against extremism has been precipitous and ironic. An...

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left-Wing Unicorn Hunt for the White Male Working-Class Voter

The last Democrat candidate to appeal to the white working-class voter was former President Bill Clinton. He needed every one of those voters in his...

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Nigeria’s Delay in Blasphemy Case is Major Red Flag for Religious Freedom

A young man has been sitting in prison in Nigeria for the past six years with the possibility of a death sentence over his head. His name is Yahaya...

23.07.2026 5

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Supreme Court Rejects Another End Run Around the Second Amendment

Hawaii’s most recent Second Amendment defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court was both a major victory for the right to bear arms and entirely predictable....

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The American Spirit Is Alive in South Carolina

The American Revolution was won in South Carolina. Over 200 battles were fought in the Palmetto State between 1775 and 1782—more than in any other...

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Colonial America Already Ran the Socialist Experiment. It Failed.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told ABC’s Jonathan Karl last month that a democratic socialist can win any office in the country. He may be...

18.07.2026 10

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If We Don’t Teach Liberty to the Next Generation, We’ll Lose It

As America begins its next 250 years, conservatives face a challenge that cannot be solved by winning the upcoming election cycle alone. We must win...

18.07.2026 10

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Christopher Nolan Tries Making a Blockbuster Worthy of Homer

“Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who was driven far journeys … longing for his wife and his homecoming.” So begins Homer’s...

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The Smithsonian’s Patriotism Problem

“Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don’t want you to love your country.” That’s a disclaimer every entrance to...

12.07.2026 10

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Why Our Kids Don’t Learn

Included in the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a dollar-for-dollar tax credit, up to $1,700, for contributions to “Scholarship Granting...

11.07.2026 10

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Reclaiming Religious Liberty From Distortion

Government commissions come and go. Most deliver their reports to polite applause and prompt obscurity. But the Religious Liberty Commission that...

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