Principles Of Government

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The Answer to the Academic Achievement Gap Is Obvious

By Jason L. Riley July 28, 2026

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By Jason L. Riley July 28, 2026 – Public charter schools have proved the key to success for minority and low-income students…. The people in charge of public education have chosen to place job security above the well-being of students. Children attend schools that have been failure factories since before they were born, and in some cases before their parents were born. Yet these schools remain in operation because they provide solid middle-class employment opportunities for adults. They continue to underperform because they reward teacher seniority over competence. Read More

The AI Future Is for Everyone

By By Mark Zuckerberg July 28, 2026

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By Mark Zuckerberg July 28, 2026 – The defining question of our age isn’t whether superintelligence will exist, but who will have access to it. Will it be centralized and restricted to a few institutions, or will it be a tool that empowers everyone?…I propose a philosophy based on individual empowerment as the source of prosperity, invention as the primary purpose of superintelligence, and balance of power as the foundation of safety. Read More

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

AI Is Bound to Subvert Communism

By By Cameron Berg April 13, 2026

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By Cameron Berg April 13, 2026 – China seeks to control it, but the idea of freedom is baked into its training on all human knowledge. (Irrespective of how AI will affect China, it should undermine the reigning orthodoxy in American education.) Read More

India’s Affirmative-Action Lesson for America

By By Sadanand Dhume July 15, 2026

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By Sadanand Dhume July 15, 2026 – Quotas hold the country back, even as China’s meritocracy fuels its economic advancement….“The biggest challenge for 21st-century India is how to go forward with democracy and merit,” Mr. Das said. He pointed out that India could learn from China’s “remarkable success” in recent decades at dramatically reducing poverty and becoming “a middle-class nation.” Mr. Das argued that China’s embrace of the principle of merit—in both education and leadership selection—played a large role in the country’s transformation. Read More