DeMint Writes Letter to Putin on Exceptionalism

DeMint Writes Letter to Putin on Exceptionalism

By Amy Payne | This past week in The New York Times—on September 11, no less—Russian President Vladimir Putin took issue with the idea of American exceptionalism. He wrote: It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the...
Why the Competition of Ideas Matters

Why the Competition of Ideas Matters

By Arthur C. Brooks | It is a uniquely American belief that competition is the fuel for human flourishing. European commentators in early America were amazed at the popular love for what Alexis de Tocqueville called, “self-interest rightly understood.” This...