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The game and all the fans made me extremely proud to be an American. Read More

America’s Christian roots should be the catalyst of our respect and the inspiration to want better. Read More

The world’s first trillionaire is not democracy’s negation but perhaps its most astounding vindication. Read More

What’s a “fair share” of funding for a government that many Americans distrust? Read More

Even favorability among Republicans and independents reaches double-digits. Read More

Sweet victories are fueled by demands of voters who want new leaders and authentic advocates. Read More

Here comes a generation of DSA big-city mayors. Read More

The famous quote from Winston Churchill about Socialism is as apt today as when first uttered in 1948: "Socialism is the philosophy of... Read More

How policy shapes opportunity, work, human dignity, and prosperity. Read More

Some of the party’s ideological tensions fluttered into view as the details of the deal to end hostilities made their way around... Read More

Like many disaffected establishment Republicans, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who recently placed third in the primary for his Senate... Read More

Burnham, who on Friday secured his return to Westminster, has confirmed he will stand as a leadership candidate. Read More

Samuel Moyn is right that we have a boomer problem. He’s wrong about everything else. Read More

Not all honors students? Read More

The movie The Nutty Professor, both the original 1963 version starring Jerry Lewis and the successful remake by Eddie Murphy in 1996, is... Read More

For the American founders, critical thinking was the starting point; disciplined inquiry was the destination. Read More

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Phil Wegmann discuss the political fallout from Trump’s 14-point MOU to end the war with... Read More

A new memorandum of understanding with Iran sparks debate over whether Tehran has truly been deterred. Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami... Read More

Join the conversation with Jerry Rogers as he discusses Bill Ferguson and Johnny Olszewski's comments on ICE arrests at a Baltimore school.... Read More

The Reason Roundtable discusses Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire and whether it's a triumph of capitalism or a warning sign... Read More

A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Read More

Following Tax Day, Open the Books is releasing a set of deep dives into data released by the Internal Revenue Service, synthesized with... Read More

Unleash Prosperity is a non-profit, so this is an admission against our own interests, but non-profit tax status is one of the largest and... Read More

On Tax Day, Americans should consider not just how much they pay in federal income taxes, but where that money is going. Read More

Last summer, after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee, protesters in Pensacola, Florida, held a week’s worth of rallies... Read More

In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite... Read More

While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closing of certain grocery stores over COVID-19 concerns, she spent $16,248 in... Read More

Officials from Petaluma, California have decided their city has enough places to fill up gas-powered cars. Last week, the local city council... Read More

Designating Juneteenth as the federal holiday for emancipation is not only politically motivated but is historically imprecise. Read More

Celebrating freedom means also celebrating the day that freedom came to a portion of the population that was denied it for generations. Read More

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads; you make a difference. Read More

There is little hope of revival without recovering the nationalist roots of our country as laid out in our Declaration of Independence. Read More

The following remarks were delivered on receiving the Milton Friedman Award at the Pacific Research Institute in New York City June 16, 2026. Read More

Something darker is at work here than just a concern over rising fuel prices. Read More

On May 8, I argued in an American Greatness article that President Trump should end the Iran War immediately with a clear ultimatum to Tehran... Read More

This can't be anything but a loss if they're to win the midterms and 2028. Read More

No matter how transparently insane it may seem to normal people, nothing covered in today’s corporate leftist media surprises me these... Read More

The City Journal has an interesting article exploring California’s mandated preference for gay businesses in the energy industry. If... Read More

Social-welfare benefits aren’t trickling down to those who need them most. Read More

The green lobby pushes for government regulations that now add $131,734 to a new home and tells distressed millennials to blame billionaires. Read More

A uniquely bad version of an old, bad idea. Read More

The Fed votes 12-0 against Trump’s demand to cut interest rates. Read More

The wave of booing aimed at AI-pilled commencement speakers signals a sea change in public opinion. Read More

President Trump extends Iran ceasefire amid fractured regime and ongoing US blockade. Read More

Senior officials knew election systems had meaningful vulnerabilities... Read More

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the administration under a cloud of misconduct allegations. These... Read More

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly. Read More

Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts. Read More

The SNAP program has suffered from a lack of national oversight for decades. Read More