When Coleman Hughes first opened a Thomas Sowell book, he wasn’t searching for an ideology — he was searching for clarity. At 19, adrift after dropping out of Juilliard and mourning the loss of his ...

The famous free-market economist's journey from deep poverty and youthful Marxism to sharpest intellectual clarity gives hope ...

People from cultures that emphasize productive habits tend to advance. The reverse is also true.

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School now has 19% reading proficiency and 1% math proficiency, despite a $100 million rebuild in Northwest Washington, D.C.

Observing past sacrifice also means safeguarding today what they fought for, including how we steward our nation’s finances ...

Such views, sadly, are also held by thousands of others. Hence, the importance of keeping the humanities, which teach ...

The media had been doing their best to prop up Zohran Mamdani, working diligently to not report accurately on his disturbing ...

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan is usually excoriated by countless articles and more letters to the editor than one newspaper can handle.  So, it was refreshing to read his ...

Moderation isn't weakness. It's principled rebellion against a politics that rewards the loudest voices and punishes nuance.

I asked if they would support legislation to prevent paychecks and benefits from lapsing during shutdowns. They told me they ...

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