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Seymour Martin Lipset famously began one of his courses by proclaiming that , “a person who knows only one country knows no countries.” Lipset believed that only by looking across different societies can one understand what is either distinctive or unique about one’s own. His student, Francis Fukuyama, later noted that this sentiment was “particularly […]

EXCLUSIVE — A medical watchdog group has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the United States Department of Education alleging that a New York medical school engaged in illegal racial discrimination . The complaint, filed by the medical watchdog group Do No Harm, accuses the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai of illegally

I recently saw two films back to back that both reveal how America has gone from a country of confidence, common sense, and humor to one of bitterness, academic theory, and resentment. The films are Barbie, the billion-dollar juggernaut that is the talk of the globe, and The Fabulous Baker Boys, a great 1989 movie

A trio of anti-abortion advocates in Missouri filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the state auditor in an attempt to thwart a ballot initiative that would amend the constitution to protect abortion rights. Missouri currently has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country, with no rape or incest exceptions. The state does

The U.S. military’s failure to prepare adequately to protect the nation’s security is perhaps most evident in the military academies. Here, young cadets are supposed to be trained for a career of service to the country as officers. These once-venerable institutions, which claim to prioritize “duty,” “honor,” “country,” and “excellence,” have become vectors for leftist

Chevron deference, or the legal principle that the federal courts exercise deference to agency interpretations of laws and regulations, is a controversial practice that accumulates vast amounts of unconstitutional power in the federal bureaucracy. Indeed, it moves control of the government further and further away from the people. In this coming Supreme Court term, however,

Fair-minded civics curricula teach that America’s founding principles were exceptional for their time and have outlasted and extinguished slavery , racism , and other violations of our natural rights.  That lesson is all the more important considering a 2022 poll showing a record-low level of civics education , the understanding of one’s government and civics

Vice President Kamala Harris ’s decision to pick a fight with Florida ’s history standards is quickly looking ill-advised. More and more, evidence is emerging that the object of Harris’s grievances is customary practice, including in the federal government she supposedly helps lead. The actual controversy is a single line in the Sunshine State’s new

The single anti-abortion Democrat in the House has received a new boost in support after a nail-biting primary, winning the support of the entire House Democratic leadership. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) won the support of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Assistant Democratic Leader Jim

Two doctors and medical advocacy group Do No Harm are suing California over its law requiring that doctors complete “implicit bias” training as part of their continuing medical education. DNH and Dr. Marilyn Singleton, a Los Angeles anesthesiologist, joined Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, a Los Angeles ophthalmologist, in its suit against the Medical Board of California.