History Matters

History has moved to the front line of social conflict, but rarely has it been so poorly understood and sketchily taught. The consequent decline in historical understanding suggests that generations of students will leave higher education ill-prepared to engage or even bother with the past.

Mandating EVs while discouraging mining harms Americans faced with China's steep price increases for its rare earth minerals.

Mandating EVs While Discouraging Mining is a Recipe for Disaster

Mandating EVs while discouraging mining is a recipe for disaster: America depends largely on China for rare earth minerals — even though we could produce these critical minerals from resources located in North America.

Decline of fact-based journalism in favor of opinion is driving decline of trust in media along partisan divide

The New Age of Agitprop

Are we living in a new age of agitprop? It is not unusual for journalism, culture and the arts to reflect the political bias of societies and individual writers. But […]

America’s Blue States Are Faring Worse Under Joe Biden

Oddly, the strongest support for Joe Biden lies within blue states — notably the West Coast and the Northeast — that are doing most poorly both economically and demographically.

Adaption is the answer in our response to climate change.

Adaption Is The Answer

The question is not so much how we can “fight” climate change but how to do so in a way that does not create other, more disruptive, changes in society and the economy.

Manhattan and other urban business centers are in peril as workers continue to work remotely.

The Death of the Great American City

The decline of the office represents a threat to the very economic function of the great American city, as workers refuse long commutes and continue to work remotely.

Indian Americans Are Finding Their Political Voice

Ramaswamy reflects the remarkable, and largely unnoticed, ascendancy of the Indian American community not only in politics but also in technology, business, and education.

Richard Bilkszto, image from social media

Richard Bilkszto Won’t Be the Last Victim of the Diversity-Industrial Complex

Bilkszto ran into the buzz saw of an ever expanding “diversity-industrial complex” that, though it harasses some, also provides high wage employment to a generation of college graduates.

A new middle class rebellion is gaining steam

Class, Nation, and the Future

While important, cultural issues are not the main concerns of most Americans. Instead, as Gallup surveys reveal, the more critical issues for most remain jobs, housing, and the economy.

Debating Gavin Newsom Will Boost Ron DeSantis

A potential face-off on Fox TV between Florida’s Ron DeSantis and California’s Gavin Newsom may not remind anyone of Lincoln versus Douglas, or even Kennedy and Nixon.