A special article by Senior Fellow, Christopher J. Schaefer, M.A. Today, January 29, we commemorate the one hundred and seventy-seventh birthday of a conservative luminary and forgotten American president, William McKinley....
Chris Schaefer, M.A. Senior Fellow During his campaign, Governor Tony Evers vowed to “fight like hell” to expand Medicaid and increase the number of individuals dependent upon government for their healthcare needs. Despite his promise,...
Christopher Schaefer, M.A. Senior Fellow For more than six decades, American presidents have promised to end the Korean War, bring about denuclearization, and foster a rapport with the North Korean government. At this writing, North Koreans remains...
American Security of Space The moment Neil Armstrong’s feet touched the surface of the moon, humanity’s future has been clear: space! Humanity’s collective imagination throughout the 1950s and 60s looked spaceward, and many of those dreams are now a...
NATO Is as Vital Today as It Was in 1949 Since its founding on April 4th, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has worked to secure the peace of Europe. Imagine being in that tumultuous year: two world wars had torn the continent to pieces since the turn of...
Lessons From CPAC: The Rise of Populism in ConservatismPopulist movements mimic conservative ideology, but where’s the reasoning? President Bush: Remarks to the 35th conservative Political Action Conference. This past week, the Conservative Political Action Conference...
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