It was only 7:15 last Tuesday evening when my daughter, who works in conservative journalism, texted me to say the election was lost.
Rick Santorum's insurgent primary campaign for the Republican presidential nomination won 3 million votes and 11 states. Before running for the White House, Mr. Santorum's long record of public service included two terms in the U.S. Senate and two terms in the House of Representatives, where he was elected to go at 32 years old.
President Obama recently made an appearance at the Group of 20 summit, and the conventional wisdom was that Germany, the United States and other relevant economic power players would broker a deal that would save the euro from looming disaster. Then the European Union (EU) can go back to growing their economy in peace.
When it comes to the U.S. Constitution, there's good news and bad news. (And then some really good news!)
It would be fair to say of Daniel J. Mahoney that a political scientist with his acute sense of analytical balance should be better known than he is. But then you get to thinking - balance? That's not what we're about in the modern world, is it? We're about pushing ideas - democracy, say - as far as they can be pushed until, well, we won't know until we get there, will we?
Going to college doesn't make you a better citizen. That's the main finding from the latest edition of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's (ISI) Civics Literacy Report. The study, which will be released Tuesday, concludes that American universities have been doing an inadequate job when it comes to preparing students for their civic responsibilities. The report found that the politically active were more likely to rely on self-education and frequently attended religious services.
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