When Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan graduated from the University of Maiduguri in 1984 with a B.Sc. degree in Geography, taking an active role in partisan politics was not on his mind. The young man did not ...

This weekend the National Conservatism Conference hosts “NatCon 3.” Featuring speakers from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, the conference convenes “public figures, journalists, ...

NEW LABOUR, and all who sailed in it, can take some satisfaction from the fact that most politically engaged people of all ages can recall the date when it went from campaign mode to government mode: ...

IF works upon Political Economy, representing the orthodox European doctrine, are to be written, John Stuart Mill is certainly the man to write them. Able, candid, judicial, indefatigable, powerfully ...

“Could we only hit upon a few great principles,” wrote a fellow Democrat to Martin Van Buren during the campaign of 1828, “we should succeed beyond a doubt.” In the campaign year 1954, the same ...

“Not since the Civil War has there been as urgent a need for civics education and the philosophical principles that are essential to a free society,” states Hillsdale College president Larry Arnn.

I applaud the Princeton students who engage in political discourse, those who hold and advocate for their convictions. Yet, when I attended the Political Activities Fair on Sept. 11, an apparent ...

Think of two words, each of which conjures to mind the other, and these two, politics and politicians, appear perfect examples. But there is a snag. Politicians don’t generally reflect or practice the ...

For decades, American colleges and universities have desperately needed reform. The urgency of the moment may create openings to mitigate the damage and restore the basic elements of liberal education ...

Outsiders scoff at the claims we Roman Catholics make, that the Holy Spirit guides the cardinals who will be electing a new pope. To those skeptics, I would suggest that divine protection is the only ...

If the Colorado Supreme Court is right that the former president is constitutionally ineligible to run for president, fundamental values are in severe tension. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage writes ...