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Subscribe Sign In | Subscribe Ad-Free Latest News Home Recommended Tuesday, May 14 Monday, May 13 Sunday, May 12 Saturday, May 11 Friday, May 10 Thursday, May 9 Wednesday, May 8 Tuesday, May 7 Set this view as default? Yes No Set this view as default? Yes No Trendy Nonsense About Gen Z Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect To the Class of 2024: You Are All Diseased Robert Parham, The Free Press To Change the World, Protest Less, Study More Jeff Bloodworth, RealClearEducation Unleashing Educational Freedom Vance Ginn, AIER The Death of Institutional Identity Solveig Lucia Gold, First Things Pursuit of Happiness Christopher Flannery, The American Mind Demystifying the Federal Budget Process Christopher M. Russo, Discourse Brace for Big Tax Hikes in 2026 Unless Congress Acts J.D. Tuccille, Reason Riot Tactics Redux Christopher F. 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Alarming Religious Freedom Trends in Democracies Demand Attention We’re not surprised by news of religious persecution in China, where Uyghurs and other religious minorities are disappearing into a vast and growing system of gulags and reeducation&rdquo... Muslim Women on a Mission: Condemning Hamas, Fighting Antisemitism They’re fearless even when threatened by powerful male leaders of their own faith. A group of resolute Muslim American women aren’t waiting around for someone else to bridge the gaping rel... State and Local FL Latest Hot Spot for Anti-Protest Legislation Amelia Pollard, American Prospect Las Vegas Mayor Right to Call for End to Shutdown Robert Fellner, NPRI Auditor Probing NM Gov’s Use of Slush Fund Bethany Blankley, The Center Square CA City Becomes First in US to Ban New Gas Stations Dharna Noor, Gizmodo More From Real Clear RealClearPolicy Monday The Shipwreck of Modernity Daniel J. 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But beyond the campaign rallies and political ads lies a complex system that governs how the U.S. elects its... Trendy Nonsense About Gen Z Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect It comes in two flavors, economic and psychological. Read More To the Class of 2024: You Are All Diseased Robert Parham, The Free Press The commencement speech you need to hear. Read More To Change the World, Protest Less, Study More Jeff Bloodworth, RealClearEducation Congratulations class of 2024! Today we celebrate your high school graduation. High school graduation is America’s national coming of... Read More Unleashing Educational Freedom Vance Ginn, AIER "We should ’fund students, not systems,’ as DeAngelis loves to say, and empower parents, not politicians and bureaucrats." ~Vance Ginn Read More The Death of Institutional Identity Solveig Lucia Gold, First Things Our universities are failing to unite political enemies and forge common identities. Read More Pursuit of Happiness Christopher Flannery, The American Mind Certainly America is not just an idea,” but there is an American idea. Put simply, it is the idea of political freedom. Read More Demystifying the Federal Budget Process Christopher M....