Richard Tucker writes about American political thought as senior writer in The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics.
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In the United States, dreams have a funny way of becoming reality. That’s what makes the American dream so powerful. It’s renewed, and usually achieved,… Read More
No one knows how much ethanol Americans would use if the fuel didn’t receive preferential treatment. Would we use any at all? We do know… Read More
All the political action this month will take place outside Washington, D.C. And that’s as it should be. In a healthy republic, lawmakers hear from… Read More
Cartoon star Bullwinkle the Moose had a running gag in which he tried to pull a rabbit out of a hat and ended up facing… Read More
Regular elections are a critical feature of American democracy. If you don’t like the way your town, state, or federal government is headed, you know… Read More
Detroit is a showcase for the liberal agenda — and now it is bankrupt. More than 50 years of control by big-government liberals and union… Read More
Benjamin Franklin would have been an excellent blogger. And he would have enjoyed using Twitter. He was the sharpest communicator of his time, so profound… Read More
Supreme Court decisions are crucial, but they are not the final word. It’s our duty as American citizens to keep pushing back, through all three… Read More
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The only thing that’s really surprising is that it took so long. Lawmakers recently unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass in the Emancipation Hall of… Read More
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Economists often point to the “wisdom of crowds”—the idea that a group of people is likely to make better decisions that an individual will. Then… Read More
