4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath
American conservatism is experiencing its most serious internal strain since the collapse of the New Deal consensus. Disputes over trade, executive power, postliberalism, and the boundaries of the conservative coalition…
Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey discuss the benefits od diversifying viewpoints on college campuses. Those who care about the future of the American academy should be interested in the…
Robert George writes about a positive education trend. A disturbing trend I have observed over the course of my academic career is the general decline in classical education. The slow…
Scott Howard writes for National Review Online about the importance of American independence in world history. These men did not work alone, however. Their actions drew upon a civilizational tradition…
Daniel Buck shares with National Review Online readers an excerpt from his new book discussing problems in American schools. Early in my career, I did everything my university teacher-prep had…
Zaid Jilani writes about the role American institutions are playing in hurting themselves. The Urban Institute is one of America’s most storied think tanks. For half a century, it has…
The John Locke Foundation’s namesake appears on a new list of 12 great books everyone should read. Compiled by Bruce Riley Ashford and posted at First Things, the list includes…
Sunday marked the 389th anniversary of the birth of the John Locke Foundation’s namesake. So who was this Locke fellow? Why should we wish him a happy birthday? As the…
J.B. Shurk writes at the American Thinker about a parallel between today’s woke warriors and a famous comedic bit from 50 years ago. The Monty Python boys, dressed in red…
Aristotle would have warned WRAL about this. “Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor,” he said, “for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious,…
Larry Arnn of Hillsdale College revisits George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel in the latest issue of Imprimis. In Orwell’s 1984, there are telescreens everywhere, as well as hidden cameras and…
Shannon Watkins writes for the Martin Center about the essential nature of classics education. Countless students begin and graduate from college with an impoverished humanities education, a reality that should…