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It is true that I have been in Washington, mostly to attend the Michael Mann v. Mark Steyn trial. I will write up my thoughts on the trial (or at least, those portions I have seen) when I have time. But something else has been distracting me: leftists firebombed my office last Saturday night. At around 2 am, they broke into the building that houses Center of the American Experiment and two other conservative organizations with which we often collaborate, along with many other businesses. The arsonists set two fires: one was in the first floor corridor between American Experiment’s...

Is the great American experiment coming to a horrific conclusion and an EXPONENTIAL lawless end? You better believe that this is the question many Americans are asking themselves today in great fear. One cannot help to follow what is taking place in our nation and not see the EXPONENTIALLY rooted problems which are springing forth from EXPONENTIAL lawlessness. Perhaps you are a "conservative utopian", one who is unregenerate to Almighty God in RIGHTEOUSNESS, and have faith in the impossible and are optimistic about the unattainable? Fight your "good fight of conservatism" my dear friend but do not trust in it...

This essay is part of “Terrorists, Despots, and Democracy: What Our Children Need To Know,” a report just released by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. Our children are living in perilous times. To prepare them to preserve their heritage of freedom in this dangerous world, we must place education aimed at cultivating democratic citizenship at the heart of the school curriculum. Education for democratic citizenship has two central components. First, our young people should come to understand-and embrace-the principles of liberty, equality, and justice upon which this nation was founded. They should learn about the institutions that make self-government possible,...