International Commentary
Why the Founders Considered America a ‘Second Israel’
It is a truism that the West was formed by Athens and Jerusalem—meaning the rational thinking introduced by Greece and the moral and religious thought… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Were the Founders Deist? Here’s One Sure-Fire Piece of Evidence Against That Idea
Although some of America’s Founding Fathers were deists, rather than Christians, the United States owes a debt of gratitude to a Judeo-Christian moral framework that… Read More
SocietyNews
Heritage Foundation Announces 2024 Innovation Prize Award Winners
The Heritage Foundation unveiled the 2024 recipients of its coveted Innovation Prize, recognizing nine organizations for their contributions to conservative policy priorities. The winners, honored… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why Is Marxism—But Not Madison—Being Taught at Montpelier?
James Madison is the Father of our Constitution, and the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at Madison’s Montpelier provides educational programming for teachers,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
American Jews Who Worked for a Secular America Made a Fatal Error
Since World War II, most American Jews have believed that the more secular American society is, the more secure their status. This has been, as… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Real Reason Republicans Love America More Than Democrats
What, precisely, is it about America you love? That’s the question this July 4 as just 29% of Democrats say they’re extremely proud of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Document That Inspired the Declaration of Independence
It’s common for Americans on July 4th to read and discuss the Declaration of Independence, and to reflect on its principles and ideas. Those principles… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Most Important Founding Father You May Not Remember
Thursday is the birthday of the most important Founding Father Americans may not even remember. He doesn’t have a musical written about him. He doesn’t… Read More
LawNews
2013 Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture: Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain
It is unmistakable that our current Supreme Court plays a robust role in our republic. And according to Joseph Story, that is what the Founders… Read More
Economy News
What the Founders Thought about Debt
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” wrote William Shakespeare in Hamlet. As the Founders were exceptionally well read men, they surely knew the reference…. Read More
