The Pioneer Institute, a Massachusetts-based think tank, released a new study, “The Revenge of K-12: How Common Core and the New SAT Lower College Standards in the U.S.” to help parents, teachers, and policymakers understand…
Articles By: Spencer Irvine
Race for the Future: Book event at Heritage Foundation TOMORROW night!
If you’re in the D.C. area, come check out our free book event with author Mike Gonzalez on his new book, “Race for the Future: How Conservatives Can Break the Liberal Monopoly on Hispanic Americans.”…
We Will Never Forget: Twitter Remembers 9/11
On the sad anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on American soil, we stand as a nation to remember this day and the lives of heroes and victims alike. Here are some of…
College Professors Feeling the ObamaCare Pinch
Ironically, liberal college professors are now feeling the increasing weight and burden that is from ObamaCare, or its official name “The Affordable Care Act.” A study released by the College and University Professional Association for…
Do Millennials Need Conservatism?
America has fought for the Constitution and its values for a short time, but liberals and progressives have gotten the upper hand as of late. Tim Donner, the president of One Generation Away, spoke at…
U.S. is Losing Economic Freedom
The Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, released its annual index of economic freedom for the year 2013, using data from the year 2011. The results are not encouraging for Americans. The U.S., which ranked…
Texas A&M’s Christian Gathering
Apart from their recent college football successes and their former flashy and party-hard quarterback Johnny “Football” Manziel, Texas A&M University has had a different kind of success: a surprisingly rapid growth in its Christian ministry…
Federal Bureaucracy Unplugged: The Weed Agency
National Review columnist Jim Geraghty’s latest book, “The Weed Agency: A Comic Tale of Federal Bureaucracy Without Limits,” is a satirical and comical fictional story about federal bureaucracy and how hopeless it can be. Starting…
DNA Tracking a Reality for U.S. Government
Do you think the NSA surveillance issue is bad? Wait until you hear about the U.S. government’s DNA tracking program. A 2007 law mandated the collection of blood samples from the heels of newborns to…
The Feds’ Charter School Supervision
Charter schools are gaining momentum, and a recently-passed bill in the House of Representatives will help make it easier to start and maintain charter schools. The Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, an…