It once was a given that the Persian Gulf states were forever friends with the United States, but now their relationship is stronger than ever with China. While the United States may have once stood as an ideological beacon for freedom and prosperity, it has become clear to powerful foreign ...
A story is making the rounds on social media, an uplifting tale from the past meant to inspire us today. But did it really happen? Sort of. Well, not really. Thomas Edison’s place in history has taken a beating recently. Revisionists have made it cool to fawn over his rival Nikola Tesla at ...
The Postal Service is facing formidable challenges, and there are plenty of bad ideas to fix it. At the top of the list is legislation in the House of Representatives to allow the service to deliver beer, wine and spirits to homes. This new “service” will do nothing to fix the service’s ...
The majority of Americans distrust the federal government. They don’t believe the government helps people or listens to them. It may be a surprise to learn that, with few exceptions, Americans have distrusted the government since the early 1970s. According to Pew surveys, trust in ...
When I was growing up and did something foolish, my mom would sometimes scold me. “What, do you have rocks in your head?” But I was a child. I was learning and growing, and, eventually, I smartened up — somewhat. Mom would call absurdities in the news she couldn’t relate to ...
Republican legislators in Wisconsin have just secured an unlikely win for school choice that is a ray of hope for the movement nationwide. While many recent statewide school choice successes have come from Republican-controlled governments, Wisconsin Republicans struck a deal with Democratic ...