Can you name the three branches of American government, legislative, executive, and judicial? If so, you are among the one-half of Americans who know this very basic fact about the U.S. government and Constitution. The Intercollegiate Studies … [Read more...] about Keeping Our American Identity
Time to Follow Reagan’s Example
Conservatives face a major political challenge, but they can tackle and overcome it as they have done three times before. Three prior examples demonstrate the right way and the wrong ways to put America back on track and bounce back from a … [Read more...] about Time to Follow Reagan’s Example
Teaching “Social Justice” in Schools
Many voters didn't think it important when it surfaced during the presidential campaign that Barack Obama's friend, the 1960s radical William Ayers, is now a professor of education at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Ayers's preoccupation with … [Read more...] about Teaching “Social Justice” in Schools
McCain’s Prospects Depend on Telling Truth About Obama
The media are piling on against John McCain and some pundits are predicting it's all over, that Barack Obama has somehow won the election. As the old saying goes, it's not over until the fat lady sings, and it's high time for the fat lady … [Read more...] about McCain’s Prospects Depend on Telling Truth About Obama
We Can’t Afford the Democrats’ Platform
The past two presidential elections taught the losing Democrats a couple of political lessons. They learned that attacks on guns and defense of abortion are no longer winning issues for them, and this new awakening is reflected in their 2008 … [Read more...] about We Can’t Afford the Democrats’ Platform
Jesse Helms: The Most Important Senator of Our Times
Senator Jesse Helms, who like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, was the authentic voice of conservatism for three decades. He was a role-model of an incorruptible public official who adhered to principle despite the … [Read more...] about Jesse Helms: The Most Important Senator of Our Times
Why Hillary Clinton Lost
The post-mortems are rolling in to explain the long-drawn-out and spectacular failure of Hillary Clinton's once-so-promising presidential campaign. She and her supporters are sure they know how and why she was rejected: she was the victim of … [Read more...] about Why Hillary Clinton Lost
New Proof of Reagan’s Wisdom
The U.S. Navy gave Ronald Reagan a dramatic 25th anniversary gift on February 21. A Navy missile raced into outer space and destroyed an orbiting satellite, thereby providing new proof of the vision President Reagan proclaimed in his then-sensational … [Read more...] about New Proof of Reagan’s Wisdom
What’s Happened to Teaching History?
A survey of British under-age-twenty kids recently reported that more than a fifth of them believe Winston Churchill, Richard the Lionheart and Florence Nightingale were fictional characters, but that Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes and King Arthur … [Read more...] about What’s Happened to Teaching History?
Setting the McCarthy Record Straight
Ronald Reagan was dismissed by the intelligentsia as just an actor who read speeches written by others until history professor Kiron Skinner discovered a box of Reagan's original radio scripts written in his own hand on ruled yellow paper from … [Read more...] about Setting the McCarthy Record Straight
