By: Meghan Cox Gurdon – wsj.com – July 22, 2025 Revel in words and writing. Let the world see you doing it. Writers of horror and dystopian fiction often build tension by adding small tokens of dreadful approach to placid, ordinary circumstances. Everything seems fine, even as the characters glimpse the odd creepy thing. Only belatedly do those in the...

Emily Flaming started at John Brown University in fall 2022—the same year ChatGPT burst on the scene. Lots of people were talking about the AI chatbot, but Flaming didn’t know how—or if—she should be using it. “It felt like a very scary thing,” she said. Flaming, who is working on her education degree, didn’t really understand the program, and she...

For centuries, the liberal arts have been a cornerstone of academic life at Western universities. A liberal-arts education offers an interdisciplinary foundation in the humanities, natural and social sciences, and…

Reflecting on the Scopes Trial’s impact on culture and law 100 years later. This July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial — a pivotal moment in American history that reverberates far beyond the courtroom of Dayton, Tennessee.

A speech by the NEA’s 2025 Teacher of the Year was more pro-union than pro-child. That mindset contributes to America’s mediocre educational results.

Since Donald Trump froze over $3 billion in federal funds to Harvard University last week, ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌civil rights advocates​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍​​‍​​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍​​‍​​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌ have joined with American academia to defend institutions of higher learning against federal overreach.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‍​‌‍​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‍​​‌​​‍​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌​​​‍​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‍​‌‍​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌  

Fewer Americans feel a sense of national pride this year, according to a new poll released by the Fourth of July.

Are your opinions based more on hot takes or real ideas? Liberty spends the first half of this episode discussing why young adults are more likely to build their worldview on a foundation of “takes” rather than carefully considered ideas. This results from things like social media algorithms to changes in the way modern classrooms teach English and literature.

Exploring the failures of degreed experts in today’s political landscape and their impact on America.

First Liberty represents Cambridge Christian School (CCS) against the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Government Refuses to Allow Christian Students to Pray Before Championship Football Game. The case is now on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.