By Nov 30,2011

Bright Star

Balancing work and family life can be difficult for any politician, but Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), juggles motherhood, work, and constant cross-country travel. McMorris Rodgers, the number four House...

By Nov 16,2011

Grand Illusion

by Charles Hughes Herman Cain and Rick Perry cast themselves as bold reformers, but wield flashy proposals only to evade the crucial political challenges at stake.   Facing a flagging...

By Nov 09,2011

The Distinction that Matters Most

A reflection on the American‘s for Prosperity Defending the Dream Summit by Jacqueline Otto This past weekend, a few thousand conservatives inside the Washington Convention Center were enjoying dinner and...

By Nov 08,2011

2012 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship

The Phillips Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2012 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program. Print and online journalists with less than 10 years of professional experience are eligible. Fellows...

By Nov 03,2011

Go Forth and Prosper

  In Search of Civilization: Remaking a Tarnished Idea John Armstrong Graywolf Press, 2011, 208 pp., $24.00   By Peter Lopatin   As the subtitle of John Armstrong’s latest book...