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  • After Weinstein We Need a Culture Change – But What Sort, Exactly?

    After Weinstein We Need a Culture Change – But What Sort, Exactly?0

    Six weeks have passed since the New York Times published its exposé on Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as a decades-long sexual harasser – and the avalanche of allegations still hasn’t stopped. More than 120 high profile figures have been denounced for forcing their sexual attentions on women (and men) in various ways, and their number is being added to daily.

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  • 6 Key Elements in Understanding the Tangled Uranium One Scandal

    6 Key Elements in Understanding the Tangled Uranium One Scandal0

    Two House committees are investigating the tangled deal involving Russia, its acquiring of U.S. uranium, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. But the multiple layers that lawmakers, and potentially a special counsel, will explore take some unpacking. The probe addresses unanswered questions about the Uranium One mining company’s ties to the Clinton Foundation, the nonprofit founded

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  • Why Rome’s Republic Fell With Cicero

    Why Rome’s Republic Fell With Cicero0

    “With Cicero fell the republic.”—Russell Kirk As one of my grand Hillsdale colleagues, Dr. Stephen Smith, once said to me, there has never been a serious reform or renaissance in Western Civilization since the fall of the Roman Republic without the inspiration of Cicero (even if in mythic form) guiding it. If my colleague was

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  • Why Republicans Are Virtually Identical to Democrats on Spending

    Why Republicans Are Virtually Identical to Democrats on Spending0

    Republicans during the Reagan and Bush administrations had a pretty straightforward fiscal policy: increase federal spending dramatically and cut marginal income tax rates modestly, predicting the resulting economic growth would eventually balance the budget. Both administrations increased spending roughly 80-100 percent, depending upon where you draw the start and end lines, given the government’s fiscal

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  • Two Reasons Not to Hire More Border Patrol Agents

    Two Reasons Not to Hire More Border Patrol Agents0

    The main argument against President Trump’s plan to hire more Border Patrol agents is that the Southern border does not need them.  Even border hawks can’t argue with the evidence that Border Patrol agents are a lot less busy than they used to be.  In 1986, Border Patrol agents along the Southern border apprehended an

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  • Most Parents Don’t Talk to Their Kids, Survey Shows

    Most Parents Don’t Talk to Their Kids, Survey Shows0

    There’s an increasing awareness in America that many individuals can no longer discuss various issues with each other in a calm, reasonable, and civil manner. This is particularly true when it comes to issues, beliefs, and political ideas.  Many have scratched their heads over such a phenomenon, suggesting that the greater emphasis society now places

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