The urban-rural divide that dominates our politics today is not new, but in recent decades it has been approaching fracture. Fortunately, there are ways & means to mend it and make our nation stronger than ever before, and some of this coalescence is already occurring...
The Paris Olympic Games showcased an inspiring revival of the can-do American spirit and commitment to excellence. Our workers have been, and continue to be, Olympian in every profession in every way...
There needs to be an American elegy written for poor, lower-income, and middle class workers. JD Vance has shown, repeatedly, in his words and actions, that he will not be the one to write it...
For decades, the study of economic development was a sleepy one, at least when it came to its fundamentals. Today, crises may have created the mother of all pivot points, with all 360 degrees potentially available...
The Court is officially out of docket and off the constitutional rails. There are common sense reforms supported by we, the people, and even conservative legal scholars, but it will take more than voting between now and 11/5 to get it in balance and back...
He hosted a show called The Apprentice that had nothing to do with the genuine article because he's never been one himself--always and only a sorcerer. That's why he was a historic failure as president--and is an unprecedented danger to the nation today...
The Founders feared them, and record numbers of Americans have declared independence from them. In a country as large and diverse as ours, they've been a source of both unity and division, and our future and theirs seem as deeply intertwined as ever...
When the Founders declared independence nearly 248 years ago, it was also a declaration of hope. What they hoped for is all around us, which is why we need to make our own declarations today...
Today's American economy is literally the wonder of the world, but there's one sign we may be out over our skis--if every unemployed American in the labor force found full-time work, there would still be 2.4 million open jobs unfilled...
All across the country, school's out, and both students and teachers have left the buildings. The difference: many of the teachers are never coming back...
