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Celebrating Self-Government
Every Fourth of July, Americans celebrate with fireworks and barbeques and John Philip Sousa. Then we return to our regularly scheduled lives. But this Independence… Read More
July 4 Fireworks: A Forecast of Doom?
This year, we might get a less traditional view during the Independence Day celebration: The sun recently produced solar flares that could cause a northern-lights… Read More
Silent Cal: The Declaration’s Great Defender
America’s birthday is also that of Calvin Coolidge, the only President to be born on the Fourth of July. This is altogether fitting, as the… Read More
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Let Religious Freedom Ring – Beyond the Fourth
At noon today, the Fortnight for Freedom will formally end with churches across the country ringing bells in celebration of religious freedom. Americans across the… Read More
Guest Post: Empowering Communities To Fight Poverty and Violence
It’s been nearly 50 years since Lyndon B. Johnson launched his War on Poverty, and much has been debated about the appropriate role of government… Read More
Congress Doesn’t Get Homeland Security
Last week, Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D–NY), Edward Markey (D–MA), and Bennie Thompson (D–MS) publicly chastised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a New York… Read More
Day One: At Arms Trade Treaty Conference, U.S. Opposes Palestinian Inclusion
The much-heralded United Nations conference to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) launched with a media and propaganda blitz, but the reality on the ground… Read More
Send Profits on Ahead
Everyone knows you can’t take it with you. But you can use it to make the world a better place—both while you’re in it and… Read More
Religious Liberty Victory for NYC Churches
On Friday, a district court issued a permanent injunction against New York City’s ban on the use of the schools for worship services, permitting city… Read More
Duma to Crack Down Against Foreign-Funded NGOs
Last Friday, Russia’s Kommersant, a leading newspaper, reported that United Russia, the ruling political party, is about to submit a bill in the Duma that… Read More
