“…we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.” — John F. Kennedy Inaugural […]
Tag: conservative
Today’s debt ceiling will become tomorrow’s dreaded debt bomb
by Karl W. Smith As disconcerting as the U.S.’s current debt situation is, the outlook is even worse. When the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its forecasts this month, it […]
Intolerance impulse goes both ways
by Steven Roberts The intolerance impulse from the left is as odious as it is from the right. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies are wrong for banning books […]
The Coolidge presidency at 100
How people understand history largely depends on who writes it and from what perspective. Calvin Coolidge, our 30th president, has received what might be called a raw deal from historians […]
Activism and niches are killing the teaching of history at universities
by Miles Smith IV The statistics are in for history as a profession, and they are dire. The number of tenure-track positions open for history professors fell to an all-time […]
Dems’ choice: Replace Biden or lose
by Nolan Finley Democrats with presidential ambitions should be calculating how much longer they can defer to President Joe Biden. The primaries are just one year away and already several […]
Looking up, looking down
While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on the ground. Federal, state and […]
Unpopular president tells Americans that all is well
President Joe Biden, his approval ratings underwater for most of the past two years, made his case for a second term on Tuesday. It’s doubtful he changed many minds. The […]
Democrats should not have wanted Omar on that committee
Democrats loudly complained when Republicans threw Rep. Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee. But they should have thanked them, at least quietly. Omar is a problematic presence. The right […]
Misplaced faith in big government
While most of the public and media attention the past two years has been focused on high prices and inflation, these issues take second place over the public’s top concern, […]
