Why María Corina Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize
The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.
Ideas
Wake Up, Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving’s story isn’t just about a very long nap. It’s about the making of America.
The Lincoln Way
How he used America’s past to rescue its future
What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
What the Founders Would Say Now
They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.
The Happiness of Choosing to Walk Alone
Going along with an untruth for fear of disagreeing with others is a form of self-betrayal that will make you miserable.
Can Gen Z Get Rid of Its iPhones?
My dumbphone does what an app could never do.
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
The Moral Foundation of America
The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s worth preserving.
Whose Independence?
The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.