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America is great because for many decades her immigrants came from a similar cultural background that bore a heavy Christian influence.
America is great because for many decades her immigrants came from a similar cultural background that bore a heavy Christian influence.
 
Political leaders and the media have been warning of a “threat to democracy” for months
Political leaders and the media have been warning of a “threat to democracy” for months
 
As students and parents shop for colleges, trying to envision what they will receive in return for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, one of the central questions on their minds is, “How much personal attention and access to professors does this college offer?”
As students and parents shop for colleges, trying to envision what they will receive in return for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, one of the central questions on their minds is, “How much personal attention and access to professors does this college offer?”
 
To what extent can a selective educational institution advantage certain racial groups in admissions decisions without discriminating against other groups simultaneously?
To what extent can a selective educational institution advantage certain racial groups in admissions decisions without discriminating against other groups simultaneously?
 
French government officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, have publicly stated that America’s “woke” ideology is harming the European nation.
French government officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, have publicly stated that America’s “woke” ideology is harming the European nation.
 
Bring back civics, urge those disaffected with the United States’ educational system.
 
Marc Landy writes for the Federalist about the value of federalism during times of difficult politics.
Marc Landy writes for the Federalist about the value of federalism during times of difficult politics.
 
In the “from the editor” section of April’s newspaper, I wrote a little bit about the voluntary nature of charity compared to authoritarian tendencies from some leaders.
In the “from the editor” section of April’s newspaper, I wrote a little bit about the voluntary nature of charity compared to authoritarian tendencies from some leaders.
 
One lawmaker who has made up his own mind about the president sure won't be on the Christmas list of other left-leaning members this year
One lawmaker who has made up his own mind about the president sure won't be on the Christmas list of other left-leaning members this year
 
In his new book The Assault on American Excellence, Yale law professor Anthony Kronman traces many of the current woes of American universities back to the use of one word in one opinion in one court case.
In his new book The Assault on American Excellence, Yale law professor Anthony Kronman traces many of the current woes of American universities back to the use of one word in one opinion in one court case.
 
An important new front in the culture war has opened up at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one with major implications about intellectual diversity and how universities in North Carolina are to be governed.
An important new front in the culture war has opened up at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one with major implications about intellectual diversity and how universities in North Carolina are to be governed.
 
The early verdict is now in, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh is off to a very slow start. He has now had a veritable slew of rulings that ought to offend the sensibilities of judicial conservatives.
The early verdict is now in, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh is off to a very slow start. He has now had a veritable slew of rulings that ought to offend the sensibilities of judicial conservatives.
 
Sen. Bernie Sanders' perspective on the world is deeply wrong. He has spent his career defending oppressive socialist regimes across the planet while criticizing the supposed predation of the United States; he has generated no legislation of significance in decades of public service.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' perspective on the world is deeply wrong. He has spent his career defending oppressive socialist regimes across the planet while criticizing the supposed predation of the United States; he has generated no legislation of significance in decades of public service.
 
Who would have thought a call to act like a gentleman would generate controversy? Context is important.
Who would have thought a call to act like a gentleman would generate controversy? Context is important.
 
In a recent essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley is haunted by a spectre-the spectre of American universities aiding the rise of fascism
In a recent essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley is haunted by a spectre-the spectre of American universities aiding the rise of fascism
 
Lately, a lot of emotion has been spent over Confederate monuments in the Tar Heel state.
 
The year 1776 was the high watermark of the Enlightenment. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
The year 1776 was the high watermark of the Enlightenment. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
 
Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the graduating class of Notre Dame, drawing attention to the loss of free speech on American campuses. He denounced the “noxious wave that seems to be rushing over much of academia
Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the graduating class of Notre Dame, drawing attention to the loss of free speech on American campuses. He denounced the “noxious wave that seems to be rushing over much of academia
 
Many readers probably have read about the New Wave of free speech suppression that has swept across campuses in the last several years
Many readers probably have read about the New Wave of free speech suppression that has swept across campuses in the last several years
 
Citizens United, or Citizens United v. FEC, is a 2010 case in which the Supreme Court struck down limits to independent political expenditures on First Amendment freedom of speech grounds
Citizens United, or Citizens United v. FEC, is a 2010 case in which the Supreme Court struck down limits to independent political expenditures on First Amendment freedom of speech grounds
 
As a former news reporter, I am embarrassed by how the press fell hook, line and sinker for a court expansion crisis that was speculated by Democrats, rumored by Democrats, and fed by Democrats
As a former news reporter, I am embarrassed by how the press fell hook, line and sinker for a court expansion crisis that was speculated by Democrats, rumored by Democrats, and fed by Democrats
 
The United States has grown far too large to still be considered a "republican form of government" as guaranteed under Article IV. The question is this: How do we get this form of self-government back?
The United States has grown far too large to still be considered a "republican form of government" as guaranteed under Article IV. The question is this: How do we get this form of self-government back?
 
Diane Rufino gives a thoughtful review of the latest book from New York Times #1 best-selling author, Eric Metaxas
Diane Rufino gives a thoughtful review of the latest book from New York Times #1 best-selling author, Eric Metaxas
 
Obama's legacy will be his disastrous foreign policy, his rejection of Christianity, and his disassociation from traditional American values.
Obama's legacy will be his disastrous foreign policy, his rejection of Christianity, and his disassociation from traditional American values.
 
Since 2005, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has been on American college campuses recruiting students to join a movement to isolate Israel.
Since 2005, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has been on American college campuses recruiting students to join a movement to isolate Israel.
 
Today is Constitution and Citizenship Day. It is important to remind ourselves of the Constitution, and other founding documents, for as No. 21 in Declaration of Rights in the 1776 N.C. Constitution reminds us: "a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary, to preserve...
Today is Constitution and Citizenship Day. It is important to remind ourselves of the Constitution, and other founding documents, for as No. 21 in Declaration of Rights in the 1776 N.C. Constitution reminds us: "a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary, to preserve...
 
Good constitutional structures are necessary, but not sufficient, to protect the American system of government. The nation needs civic virtue as well. That's the argument Robert George put forward in the 2014 John W. Pope Lecture at N.C. State University. George is McCormick professor of...
Good constitutional structures are necessary, but not sufficient, to protect the American system of government. The nation needs civic virtue as well. That's the argument Robert George put forward in the 2014 John W. Pope Lecture at N.C. State University. George is McCormick professor of...
 
Herbert Croly was instrumental in describing an alternative vision of government that was radically different than the one pictured by the Founding Fathers  -  Progressivism.
Herbert Croly was instrumental in describing an alternative vision of government that was radically different than the one pictured by the Founding Fathers  -  Progressivism.
 
Beaufort County Commissioners request that the United States Congress pass a budget after 4 years of their constitutional neglect.
 
An education in law is meant to teach the law and legal reasoning. To learn basic skills is the aim of primary and secondary schooling. Yet here at Leiden Law (part of Leiden University, the Netherlands' oldest and most prestigious university), we are increasingly sacrificing the law to teach...
An education in law is meant to teach the law and legal reasoning. To learn basic skills is the aim of primary and secondary schooling. Yet here at Leiden Law (part of Leiden University, the Netherlands' oldest and most prestigious university), we are increasingly sacrificing the law to teach...
 
In today's quarrels over politicized instruction, it is always assumed that eschewing ideological bias is pedagogically possible. That is, a professor, regardless of personal ideology, can instruct objectively. Yes, that's wonderful in principle, but perhaps no longer possible. Some professors...
In today's quarrels over politicized instruction, it is always assumed that eschewing ideological bias is pedagogically possible. That is, a professor, regardless of personal ideology, can instruct objectively. Yes, that's wonderful in principle, but perhaps no longer possible. Some professors...
 
Critics often blast entrepreneurs as people who think only about ways to make a buck. That characterization bothers Felix Livingston, professor of economics at Flagler College. During a spring visit to Campbell University, Livingston explained why he's promoting a concept called...
Critics often blast entrepreneurs as people who think only about ways to make a buck. That characterization bothers Felix Livingston, professor of economics at Flagler College. During a spring visit to Campbell University, Livingston explained why he's promoting a concept called...
 
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