By Marian L. Tupy - May 26, 2026
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By Marian L. Tupy – May 26, 2026 – The Amazon founder’s innovations save customers 22 hours a year on average, giving them the gift of time. …But Amazon didn’t become valuable by force. It became valuable because hundreds of millions of people chose to use it. …That is capitalism: People get rich by creating something others value enough to buy. Read More
By Barton Swaim - July 1, 2026
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By Barton Swaim – July 1, 2026 – The doctrine of original sin—and its implication that humans tend toward rank self-interest and degeneracy—animated every part of the constitutional structure the Founders erected. … Even the skeptics and deists among them, of whom there were few, happily adopted Christianity’s moral outlook. …But Hamilton, Jay and Madison aimed chiefly to convince the public that the proposed Constitution, by balancing powers against each other, mitigated man’s propensity for mischief, violence and corruption. Read More
By Scott Bessent - June 23, 2026
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By Scott Bessent – June 23, 2026 – Economic security begins with the capacity to build, invent, finance and scale the industries that will define the next century, among them semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals. More than economic sectors, these are sources of national power. The U.S. must lead in all of them. Read More
By Jack Butler - June 8, 2026
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By Jack Butler – June 8, 2026 – Our revolution “did not just eliminate monarchy and create republics; it actually reconstituted what Americans meant by public or state power and brought about an entirely new kind of popular politics and a new kind of democratic officeholder.” Read More
By Michael Auslin - Jan. 5, 2026
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By Michael Auslin – Jan. 5, 2026 – Now, after an eight-year, $40 million redesign of its exhibition spaces, the National Archives building is poised to become the capital’s leading venue for civics education… No other museum in Washington has comparable technology, but it is the content of the exhibits that has the potential to revitalize civics education. The museum presents different sides to important national issues, which itself is a civics lesson. Read More