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America Needs an Official Language
The first American pledge of allegiance read, "We give our heads and hearts to God and our country; one country, one language, one flag!"...
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Nathan
Sep 28, 20224 min read
Conservatives Should Support Trump
Many conservatives believe it is time for Trump to step aside and let someone else run in 2024. They say Trump is too old, caved on...
Nathan
Jan 16, 20213 min read
Restoring Self-Government
Individual self-government, made possible by traditional American institutions like family and church, has always been fundamental to...
Nathan
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Confirm Another Justice Now
The future of the Supreme Court was thrown into question last Friday evening when the news broke that associate justice Ruth Bader...
Nathan
Sep 12, 20202 min read
Reviving American Education
Conservatives are losing the war over the American mind. Although conservatives have won many elections in recent decades, younger...
Norman Young
Jun 16, 20203 min read
Gorsuch Defends Blackface in the Workplace
You might not know that this month is “Pride Month” given that Black Lives Matter protests have dominated headlines. Yesterday, however,...
Norman Young
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Can Democratic Cities Be Trusted with Police Powers?
Perhaps we've been thinking about this police reform thing all wrong. In 1965, in response to racist abuses by State governments, the...
Nathan
Jun 7, 20203 min read
No Justice Without Order
After several days of nationwide riots, President Trump finally addressed Americans on how his administration would respond. In about...
Nathan
Jun 2, 20203 min read
Tech Titans
A republican form of government requires a free and open public square. The Founders thought that free speech was necessary for...
Norman Young
May 27, 20203 min read
The West Lost the Right to Protect Citizens of Hong Kong in 1997
I feel for the Hong Kong protesters. Hong Kongers are accustomed to Western freedom, and that freedom has shaped their souls. Their...
Nathan
May 26, 20203 min read
It's Time to Reopen the Republic
Man is by nature a social and creative being. Work is a central aspect of a good life. Because of the lockdowns, millions now find...
Norman Young
Oct 23, 20193 min read
Why Trump Pulled Out
Political pundits on Left and Right seem to agree that Trump's foreign policy decisions are "incomprehensible." Some have resorted to...
Norman Young
Apr 4, 20195 min read
Reparations Redux - A Response to My Critics
Earlier this week, I published a piece encouraging President Donald Trump to endorse a policy of reparations for slavery. I expected that...
Norman Young
Apr 1, 20194 min read
Trump Should Endorse Slavery Reparations
Last year, President Donald Trump led my party, during its lame duck session, in making a bold move on race issues. In late December,...
Norman Young
Sep 12, 20182 min read
American Immigration Policy: Creed and Soil
Recently, in the pages of National Review, writer Dan McLaughlin argued that conservatives should support birthright citizenship. After...
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments. By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them easier prey to the propagandist when he comes. For famished nature will be avenged and a hard heart is no infallible protection against a soft head.”
C. S. Lewis
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