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  • You Can Work for the Bernie 2020 Campaign, but Don’t Expect Health Insurance

    You Can Work for the Bernie 2020 Campaign, but Don’t Expect Health Insurance0

    Polls show that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders enjoys great appeal among young voters. No Health Insurance for Interns A Harvard-Harris poll conducted in January found that the Vermont senator’s strongest support comes from the 18-34 demographic, where he was favored by nearly one-third (29 percent) of prospective Democratic and independent voters. Sanders’s closest rivals in

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  • Why Schools Need a ‘Curriculum of Family’

    Why Schools Need a ‘Curriculum of Family’0

    Who should be a greater influence in a child’s life: parents or teachers? Many would say the latter. After all, teachers are the professional experts who know about childhood development and the elements of a good education. They are the ones who can get children through school, into a good college, and eventually into a

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  • This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.

    This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.0

    Socialism is just a theory, an ethos, for many born and raised in the United States. But for Ricardo Pita, who was born and raised in socialist Venezuela and came to America about a decade ago, socialism is not just theoretical. He has a message for those who haven’t experienced it and think it will

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  • The U.S. is a Democratic Constitutional Republic, and Yes, It Matters

    The U.S. is a Democratic Constitutional Republic, and Yes, It Matters2

    James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, repeatedly emphasized that the United States is a “republic” and not a “democracy.” In stark contrast, Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg columnist and former political science professor recently insisted: “One of this age’s great crank ideas, that the U.S. is

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  • The Perils of an Open Mind

    The Perils of an Open Mind0

    How often have you heard someone praised for having an open mind? Pretty often, I’d bet. How often has such a comment been taken as something other than a compliment? Not very often, I’d suspect. After all, open-mindedness in our open society is thought to be a very good trait to possess. Indeed, what could

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  • Why It Might Be Time to Bring Back Mandatory Citizen Militias

    Why It Might Be Time to Bring Back Mandatory Citizen Militias0

    I received some fascinating responses and comments regarding my recent column about how the West can save masculinity. One email in particular caught my attention. It was from a friend of mine named Troy, a socially conservative, politically libertarian member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Troy is happily married with three

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