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This article was originally published in Discourse Magazine In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Clay Routledge, a...

This article was originally published in Fortune Magazine. We live in highly polarized times. Far-left activists act like the United States is a force for evil in the world, while far-right nationalists act as if they are the sole defenders of the American way of...

This article was originally published in the Washington Examiner. Can we remain hopeful about the future of our nation on the Fourth of July? Can we remain hopeful when we have witnessed multiple shootings in the last two months, extremely...

This article was originally published in Newsweek. As many of us gather this weekend with family and friends for the July 4 holiday, it's worthwhile reflecting on American pride. Although Americans are divided in many ways, our shared positive national identity will...

This article was originally published in the Daily Star. Louisiana has long been an outlier with some of the most onerous licensing laws in the country, but two bills on the governor’s desk offer much-needed reforms. Both House Bill 1062 and HB 639 were passed...

The data show that love of country correlates with optimism about the future, which facilitates positive change. The article as originally published in Discourse Magazine. Surveys show that patriotism is unpopular among progressives. To many of them, love of country...

This article was originally published in the Washington Examiner. Spring is here, and the labor market is facing unique challenges. Job openings are still near all-time highs as companies struggle to fill open positions. At the same time, many workers have...