The following are the prepared remarks of Samuel Gregg upon receiving the 2024 Bradley Prize, an award to “honor scholars and practitioners whose accomplishments reflect The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s mission to restore, strengthen, and protect the principles and institutions of American exceptionalism.” Good Evening. When Rick Graber called to tell me that I […]
On Memorial Day, the flag most people think about is the American flag, Old Glory, symbol of our nation. Whether it is a huge banner waving high in the soft breeze of early summer or one of the thousands of tiny replicas fluttering by gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery, it reminds us solemnly and respectfully […]
When Republicans reclaimed majorities in the Senate and House in 1994 after more than five decades of ineffective Democratic rule, they recognized that the American dream was drifting out of reach for most people. This recognition spurred the creation of the federal Child Tax Credit. Since its enactment, the Child Tax Credit has stood as […]
President Joe Biden continues to appoint anti-energy activists who push counterproductive policies that make extracting energy harder and more expensive. Judy Chang, one of the president’s latest nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a federal agency in charge of approving energy projects for all 50 states, is the latest example. Chang will not only […]
Conor McGregor hasn’t competed professionally since July 2021 after suffering a leg break against Dustin Poirier. Very soon, though, the 35-year-old will return to the octagon. Or so we’re told. While his opponent, Michael Chandler, is busy training in the gym, McGregor can be found engaged in less-than-athletic pursuits — such as, say, drunkenly riding […]
Political parties in the United States were once real organizations. They were the vehicle that funneled people into political engagement and served as the forum to iron out policy disagreements and set governing priorities. Those days are as obsolete as the torchlight parades that the early Republican Party held throughout the country to rally support […]
If you think it might be demoralizing to be a police officer in a city where the district attorney doesn’t prosecute criminals and the mayor cuts your department’s budget to give welfare to illegal immigrants, you’re right … and the sheriff of Laramie County, Wyoming, is looking to capitalize. Elected on a campaign promise to […]
Retired Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille woke up on Jan. 9, 2023, in Antarctica, ready to embark on the first of seven skydiving jumps that were deemed skydiving’s most elusive feat, the “Triple 7” — seven skydives on seven continents in seven days. For Sarraille and his team of nine former United States and Canadian special […]
A great deal has been written this year about the tensions between White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House national security communications adviser John Kirby. Their uneasy relationship reflects a host of internal and external expressions of doubt about Jean-Pierre’s lackluster performance, internal disagreements about whether to support Israel, and legitimate confusion about […]
The Biden administration built a floating pier off Gaza at the cost of $320 million. Hamas mortared it on April 25, before it opened, just to let the Americans know who’s boss. A senior Hamas official told the Associated Press that any foreign soldiers would be treated as “an occupying force and aggression.” The Biden administration has not […]
After the circus at Columbia University wound down with the end of the school year, it is impossible to ignore that New York City has become a spectacle. New York, with the largest population of Jews outside of Israel, is now a haven for Israel-haters and antisemites. On Oct. 8, Times Square saw some of […]
When Monty Python is remembered these days, it’s generally for its two seminal films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian, or Spamalot, the musical inspired by the former. When aficionados of the British act’s inimitable brand of surreal sketch comedy are reminded about the television series that launched the troupe into fame, however, they usually […]
“Parentification” is a new pop-psychology term supposed to convey the trauma parents impose on their older children who are given family responsibilities. “Parentified” children supposedly carry all sorts of pathologies into adulthood, such as becoming “people-pleasers” and perfectionists. For decades, psychiatrists have noted that in dysfunctional families — say, an absent father and an alcoholic […]
June is approaching, which means the Supreme Court is set to issue all its most important decisions before justices recess for the summer. Thanks to the Democrats‘ relentless campaign to delegitimize the nation’s justice system, the arrival of June also now means it is time for media hit pieces on conservative Supreme Court justices and […]
