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What does Julius Caesar have to do with North Carolina’s state seal and the Halifax Resolves? The Halifax State Historic Site will soon be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the…
Daniel Turner writes for the Federalist about one of the worst pieces of the late Pope Francis’ collection of dubious policy ideas. In his final act as pontiff of the…
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist assesses the importance of the upcoming process for replacing the late Pope Francis. The papal conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will…
Casey Chalk writes for the Federalist about the Roman Empire’s enduring lessons. The year in “a word,” according to a Dec. 22 Financial Times article, is “The Roman [E]mpire.” The…
Victor Davis Hanson writes for Real Clear Politics about past approaches toward diversity. Few Romans in the late decades of their 5th-century A.D. empire celebrated their newfound “diversity” of marauding…
Rich Lowry of National Review Online isn’t buying the argument that America is following Rome’s historical example. It is true that Rome’s fall — a long, messy process — didn’t…
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a disappointing double standard from a well-known publication. National Geographic says climate change is “the greatest threat to human health,” but it’s…
Editors at National Review Online place a recent federal trial in context. Its result spells bad news for the FBI. The acquittal of Igor Danchenko for making false statements to…
Jack Butler of National Review Online sets today’s political debates aside temporarily to focus on a more important discussion. From the very beginning of the Christian faith, followers of Jesus…
Jonathan Turley writes at The Hill about Democrats’ recent pronouncements regarding the U.S. Senate’s filibuster. President Biden came out Thursday against the Senate filibuster as a “relic of the Jim…
Katherine Doyle of the Washington Examiner discusses the impact President Trump is having on the Republican Party. As President Trump’s term comes to a screeching halt, he leaves behind a…
The year 1776 was the high watermark of the Enlightenment. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Both works were grounded in…