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Dr. Merrill Matthews
Resident Scholar — Institute for Policy Innovation
Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.co...
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Wilfred (Bill) M. McClay, PhD
Author | Professor of History — Hillsdale College
Wilfred M. McClay is professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair of Classical History and Western Civilization. His book The Masterless: Self and Society in...
Wilfred M. McClay is professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair of Classical History and Western Civilization. His book The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America received the 1995 Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians. Among his other books is the award-winning bestseller, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.
John Danforth
Former Senator | Former U.N. Ambassador | Former AG for Missouri — Founder of Our Republican Legacy
Jack Danforth has served as a United States Senator, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Attorney General for the state of Missouri. He is an ordained Episcopal priest. In 2024, he founded "Our...
Jack Danforth has served as a United States Senator, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Attorney General for the state of Missouri. He is an ordained Episcopal priest. In 2024, he founded "Our Republican Legacy" with Senators William Cohen, and the late Alan Simpson, along with 34 other distinguished former Republican Members of Congress and elected officials. The organization promotes five enduring principles: unity, the Constitution, fiscal responsibility, free enterprise, and peace through strength. ORL now has 25 state chapters and is focusing on restoring the GOP ahead of the 2028 presidential election.
John Early
Author | Mathematical Economist — Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute
John Early is a mathematical economist who has served as a legislative assistant to a US senator, assistant commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics under both Carter and Reagan, in senior leade...
John Early is a mathematical economist who has served as a legislative assistant to a US senator, assistant commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics under both Carter and Reagan, in senior leadership positions at global consultancies, and as chief customer and strategy officer for a Fortune 100 company. Now in semi-retirement, he continues his work as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He has written more than 80 publications on a wide range of topics from the measurement of price change to improving healthcare to labor force dynamics.
Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story
For much of American history, an impassable gulf seemed to separate Jews and Christians, keeping their respective peoples and cultures far apart. But...
Republicans, Ditch MAGA and Return to the Basics
America’s center has collapsed. But it can be restored if Republicans return to their roots.Both political parties have gravitated toward their extrem...
Biggest Fraud in Welfare
Something is profoundly wrong with the U.S. welfare system—a problem that runs far deeper and is more dangerous than the shocking fraud in Minnesota t...
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Digital Exposure
The European Parliament recently voted to allow governments and tech firms to scan private messages, photos, and other information on your phone. Those of us who desire some form of digital privacy wi...
Declaration vs. Manifesto
Columnist Don Feder warns that we have a choice between two conflicting worldviews. One leads to freedom and dignity. The other leads to a regimented society and a ruling elite. The first is based on...
Un-American History Museum
Commensurate with an executive order President Trump issued early last year, the White House has just released a sweeping report, the result of its audit of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Americ...
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Support the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act
The abortion pill harms women and kills unborn children. Congress must act.
Contact Congress About the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025
Congress needs to get the job done, not run away from work.
