Liberty
Race discrimination is illegal, isn’t it?
John Hinderaker of the Power Line blog targets clear inconsistency among those in America who claim to oppose race discrimination. We live in a world in which race discrimination is…
Japanese Americans
ethnic group; Americans of Japanese ancestry
Liberty
Canceling Dr. Seuss means bad news for the rest of us
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist explores the latest instance of kooky cancel culture. It involves a beloved children’s author. Dr. Seuss has been cancelled. Some of his work has…
Law & Public Safety
Trump and the Constitution
Constitutional law professor Josh Blackman writes at National Review Online about the implications of a Donald Trump presidency on respect for the rule of law. On January 20, 2017, Chief…
Liberty
Applying today’s standards to yesterday’s heroes
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column at National Review Online offers words of warning to the ideological left. The latest round of condemning the past on the moral criteria of the…
Regulation
Barron’s take on Barney Frank’s memoir
Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute reviews former Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank’s new memoir for Barron’s. Frank endeavors to explain two trends in American life: the rise in social acceptance…
Liberty
The president is not supposed to make law
Under the Constitution, the president’s role is to faithfully enforce the laws, but not to make them. Sadly, the separation of powers has often been ignored by chief executives who…
Education
Controversial “NEW” Advance Placement U.S. History Standards
The College Board is responsible for Advanced Placement courses in high schools (public and private) across the country. These courses are designed for the best and brightest students. High school…
Education
Hanson documents problems associated with ‘Diversity Inc.’
Victor Davis Hanson explains for National Review Online readers why the diversity “industry” in American higher education is causing problems. Diversity has become corporatized on American campuses, with scores of…
Liberty
Barone reflects on a senator’s death and a senator’s appointment
The U.S. Senate lost its most senior member and gained its newest member this week. Michael Barone‘s latest column discusses the significance of Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel Inouye and new South…
Liberty
Hanson exposes the problems associated with the ‘diversity industry’
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest National Review Online column exposes the problems associated with the pursuit of “cosmetic” diversity, the type of diversity “mostly to be distinguishable by the eye —…
Liberty
I got my warning letter from the Census yesterday
Mary Theroux of the Independent Institute warns here about the dangers when the Census goes beyond its Constitutional limit. I don’t know about you, but when I fill out my…
Liberty
Take THAT, Martha Coakley!
In one of the greatest in-your-face slam dunks of all time, Dorothy Rabinowitz lays bare the ugly history of Massachusetts candidate Martha Coakley. Read all about it here. Rabinowitz won…