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Principles of Government

America Needs the Filibuster AA

By Ben Sasse July 19, 2026

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By Ben Sasse July 19, 2026 – The filibuster prevents the dramatic pendulum swings that are the natural result of simple-majority lawmaking. Every election and every vote becomes an existential crisis in a system that no longer plods through checks and balances but instead rushes to European-style referenda…. It’s a partisan’s dream: Court packing, new states, federal takeover of state elections…Sweeping changes to nearly every aspect of national and local life….The reality is that once the dam breaks, the stakes will climb endlessly higher. Read More

Thomas Sowell: My Experience With Artificial Intelligence

By By Thomas Sowell Jan. 15, 2026

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By Thomas Sowell Jan. 15, 2026 -Tragically, the AI impersonation fraud is part of a much larger and much longer lasting undermining of the very concept of truth…. If there are no serious consequences for either individuals or institutions that create frauds—whether by AI or by silencing other viewpoints—we will have no basis for settling our inevitable differences other than violence.,,,And once violence takes over, it may not matter what issues set it off, as violence and counter-violence take on a life of their own. At that point, the issue is no longer which vision will win, but whether we shall survive as a free society, or survive at all. Read More

Black America Needs a Moral Rejuvenation

By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026

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By Robert L. Woodson Sr. Jan. 15, 2026 – I remember growing up in the 1940s and ’50s, when black communities were sanctuaries from white violence, not danger zones for our own children. Moral discipline, faith and strong families were our first line of defense….Then came the transformation. The civil-rights movement dismantled segregation and expanded opportunity—an extraordinary achievement. But over time, leadership shifted from moral suasion to political patronage. Welfare replaced mutual aid. Bureaucrats replaced neighbors. Racial grievance replaced dignity. Read More

A Hypersonic Missile on a Beer Budget

By Kate B. Odell June 12, 2026

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By Kate B. Odell June 12, 2026 – Few challenges are more consequential than the race for a cheap hypersonic missile. …The U.S. is “very far ahead, I’d say, in the high-end technology. We are woefully far behind on the speed to develop, the capacity, and the cost,” Mr. Hargis says. “Almost all wars end up in an economic exchange ratio that determines the winner”—that is, the side whose weapons are cheaper, as many Americans have now noticed in Ukraine and Iran. Read More

Florida Leads Again on Public Unions

By By The Editorial Board March 22, 2026

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By The Editorial Board March 22, 2026 – The bill, SB1296, would require many unions that represent government workers in the state to get at least 50% of members to participate in any vote for recertification, then win with a majority of votes cast Read More