Why Europe Rose And Others Did Not
By Ralph Raico: European society eluded the “Malthusian trap,” the hopeless misery that had been the lot of the great mass of the human race in earlier times.
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Why Identity Politics Are Not All-American
Here is Kay Hymowitz writing at National Review correcting the notion that identity politics are “all-American”: Unlike today’s grievance-mongers, “pressure groups” of earlier eras shared goals and a sense of national identity. . ….
Read MoreTrump channels Kennedy, Reagan on nukes
By Daniel John Sobieski: That our nuclear arsenal needs upgrading as Russia, China, and North Korea expand theirs, with Iran waiting in the wings, is beyond question.
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Miracle on East 42nd Street
By Clarice Feldman: In the Jewish calendar it’s the year 5777. That’s how long we date our history. The United Nations has lasted a mere seventy-one years. Founded to promote world peace, it has…
Read More‘The First CHRISTMAS DAY–the One Place … where the Magnetic Needle of History … Points Up’
By Bill Federer: President John Quincy Adams stated: “In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior …
Read MoreHark! The Herald Angels Sing!
By Deana Chadwell: How astonishing that news of this baby’s arrival would so unhinge Herod that he’d order all male babies killed. What?!
Read MoreDiscover What 3 Classic Paintings Secretly Say About The Meaning Of Christmas
By William Newton: Let’s consider three works by three Old Master painters that depict three important moments in the story of Christ’s birth, and just so happen to feature some tiny text.
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Think You’re Just a Regular Guy? Think Again Says This 70 Year Old!
All of us receive emails daily that elicit a laugh, but every so often I receive pure gold — that email that perfectly says what we’d all like to say. This email may or may…
Read MoreHitler’s Religion
Danusha V. Goska: Was Hitler Christian? Was Nazism? An authoritative new book gives the answer.
Read MoreThe Trump Nail in the Media Coffin
By Victor Davis Hanson: Mainstream news sources exposed their own long-held biases through their extended meltdown over Trump.
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Michelle Bachmann on ‘The Cost of Liberty’
Former Minnesota U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann is a staunch pro-life and pro-family advocate, as well as a self-proclaimed “Constitutional Conservative.” When Representative Bachmann delivered the keynote address at this fall’s Illinois Family Institute banquet,…
Read MoreWhy Are We Pessimistic When the World Is Getting Better?
By Daniel Hannan: The world continues to get cleaner, greener, healthier and wealthier.
Read MoreTed Kennedy Made Secret Overtures to Russia to Prevent Ronald Reagan’s Re-Election
By Kevin Mooney: Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy had “selfish political and ideological motives” when he made secret overtures to the Soviet Union to thwart Reagan’s re-election.
Read MoreObamacare’s Grandpa Fought Markets in World War II
By Michael Hamilton: Today’s crisis of rising health insurance and health care costs descends from policies the federal government started creating more than 70 years ago.
Read MoreThe Bill of Rights Just Turned 225. Here’s What It Can Still Teach Us About Religious Freedom.
By Abigail Doty and Stephanie Taub: On this day 225 years ago, the states ratified one of the most significant documents in our government.
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