When Mrs. Powel asked Benjamin Franklin at the end of the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 what sort of government they had created, he replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” A “democratic republic” he meant. […]
The power of prayer is a wondrous thing. I read a story last week about two football players from rival high schools in Texas who were photographed earlier this month praying together after the game. […]
A recent survey conducted by the Victims of Communism and polled by YouGov, a research and data firm, found that 70% of millennials are likely to vote socialist and that one in three millennials saw […]
Alongside traffic and coffee, news radio is a staple of my morning commute. As I flip through the stations, I’ll sometimes hear a pundit lament that “nothing is made in America anymore.” In reality, there are […]
Jews have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes in economics, 30% of those in medicine, 25% in physics, 20% in chemistry, 15% in literature and 10% of the Nobel Peace Prizes. Since the beginning […]
In debate over higher education, a new North Carolina poll indicates a growing consensus for Congress to adopt a series of measures aimed at increasing higher education accountability to ensure that the degrees students earn provide value. A poll of […]
Far-left Democrats scoff at the term “trickle-down economics.” To them, it is simply incomprehensible that capitalism benefits anyone other than rich people at the top. The term comes from humorist Will Rogers, not Ronald Reagan. During the Great Depression in 1932, Rogers joked about the […]
Beto O’Rourke jumped into the Democratic presidential race in March to much fanfare. He had run a spirited campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in 2018, showing off a fundraising prowess that impressed former President […]
Gun control did not become politically acceptable until the Gun Control Act of 1968 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law’s primary focus was to regulate commerce in firearms by prohibiting interstate […]
Along with illegal immigration, runaway government spending is a very real national emergency. The federal debt has soared from $16 trillion to $22 trillion in the past five years. It took us more than 200 […]
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