The Dictator and the Dissident
The story of Armando Valladares, imprisoned for decades in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, says more about Castro than any obituary.
Why We Lined Up for Trump
Trump won because when the media piled on him for being racist or bigoted, voters outside elite enclaves knew the media felt the same way about them.
The Year of the Islamists
Israel’s deadly experience with Islamist terror may be a preview of what is in store for Western nations.
King’s Media Makeover
Listen carefully and you’ll hear endless mention of Doctor Martin Luther King — but little if any mention of the Reverend Martin Luther King.
The Gospel According to Peanuts
This week marks the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Media Coverage Foments Copycat Suicides, Including Mass-Shooter Suicides
Gunmen in mass shootings often seek publicity for their suicides. Media should be held accountable for covering the shootings in a way that encourages the shooters.
Intolerance for All
Whether racial, sexual, or political, intolerance is the bane of our society.
Fleeing New Jersey, and Its Crushing Taxes, for a Better Life
Americans are fleeing high-tax states such as New Jersey for low-tax states such as Mississippi, Georgia, and North Carolina.
How the Wright Brothers Reinvented the American Dream
In The Wright Brothers, David McCullough’s latest book and perhaps his best, he tells the story of the two brothers who accomplished what scientists, inventors, and dreamers throughout the centuries ...
Taking Risks, Building the West
‘Go West, young man,” Horace Greely wrote in an 1865 editorial in the New York Tribune editorial encouraging Civil War veterans to take advantage of the Homestead Act and populate ...