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The Spotlight

John Steele Gordon A Short History of Morality

Past generations could no more live up to present moral standards than we could live up to those of the distant future.

Jun 01 2021
Martin Gurri The Identity Cult

On the mass conversion of our institutions

Mar 13 2022
John O. McGinnis Law, Betrayed

Identity’s triumph over argument in legal education undermines democracy.

Jun 18 2023
Heather Mac Donald Girling the Boy Scouts

Progressives notch another victory in their war on American institutions.

Jul 28 2024
Ryan Owens, Zach Goldberg Americans Want Parental Choice in Education, New Survey Shows

The Supreme Court’s recent Mahmoud ruling allowing parents to opt out of LGBT classroom lessons aligns with broader public opinion.

Jul 02 2025
Jul 02 2025
Nicole Stelle Garnett Texas Marks a Milestone in the Battle Over School Choice

The Lone Star State’s new billion-dollar, universal-eligibility voucher program shows that educational freedom has gone mainstream nationwide.

May 08 2025
May 08 2025
Steven Malanga School Choice Rising

Parental discontent with public education has sparked new momentum for alternatives.

Aug 25 2022
Luke Burgis The Promise of Entrepreneurial Education

A new approach to help students achieve self-mastery would do wonders for long-term social mores, economic growth, and innovation.

Nov 02 2023
Lance Morrow A Gift of Grace to the United States

Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr., 50 years after his assassination

Apr 02 2018
Apr 02 2018
Myron Magnet What Ever Happened to the Civil Rights Movement?

Obama & Co. shoved it down the memory hole.

May 07 2017
Jason L. Riley Blacks Don’t Need Political Saviors

The career of Sharpe James, who died this week, demonstrates how political clout means little compared with economic opportunity and human capital.

May 16 2025
May 16 2025
Samuel Kronen Race, Innocence, and Power

A conversation with Shelby and Eli Steele

Dec 31 2023
Dec 31 2023
Oct 19 2025
Steven Malanga The War on Landlords

From Covid eviction bans to tenant-slanted laws, property owners are under financial siege. Here’s what Trump can do about it.

May 12 2025
Springs Toledo Habeas Corpus

The rampage of John Robichaud, the Boston underworld’s version of Michael Myers

Mar 22 2024
Jonathan Clarke When Frank Leahy Was America's Coach

A new biography of Notre Dame's famed leader recalls college football in simpler times.

Nov 28 2025
Nov 28 2025