Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Protesters opposed to data center projects in downtown Austin, Sept. 2, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/Getty)

The data center backlash reveals NIMBYism’s great contradiction

Jace White · October 19, 2026 12:02 pm

Demonstrators hold a "Democratic Socialists of America" banner

The DSA promises freedom. Its platform delivers control

William F. Buckley Jr., laughs while gesturing with his fingers while sitting in an office chair in 1965. (Nick Machalaba/Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Buckley kept the gate. Today, the rank-and-file must

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington.

Trump’s vote-buying scheme is a betrayal of conservatism

TikTok’s censorship weakens our election integrity

Collage of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

It is still too early for the Rubio-Vance debate

Brady Leonard March 13, 2026 6:00 am

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters.

You can’t condemn terrorism and then host a terrorism supporter for dinner

Ian Haworth March 12, 2026 6:00 am

Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's 85 million Anglicans, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, Oct. 3, 2025.

At the moment of schism, Anglicans blink

Dennis Lennox March 10, 2026 12:13 pm

A person shops at a grocery store.

It’s affordability, stupid

Tim Chapman March 10, 2026 6:00 am

Real estate stock image.

Don’t tax the public housing poor like they’re rich

Howard Husock March 10, 2026 6:00 am

Artwork saying "welfare." (iStock Photo)

States can strengthen families and fight welfare dependence and fraud

Matt Weidinger, John Engler March 5, 2026 6:00 am

Dr. Oz: States misused $1B in Medicaid funds for illegal immigrants

Republicans didn’t cut Medicaid — but Democrats did make a mess of it

Sally Pipes March 2, 2026 6:00 am

Obama black background

Ending the war on CO₂ is the right call

Jon Miltimore March 2, 2026 6:00 am

tariffs trade policy economy law

Just take the off-ramp on tariffs, Mr. President

Brady Leonard February 27, 2026 2:34 pm

Sadly, Black History Month now seems to represent another milestone in the miseducation of millions of young blacks and others who are being indoctrinated with beliefs that the causes of widespread self-destruction within the black community have their origins in slavery and Jim Crow. (AP Photo)

Black history is a story of triumph and resilience, not just oppression

Will Crossley February 27, 2026 6:00 am

Hospital Hallway with Doctors, Nurses and Specialists in Hospital. Female and Male Physicians, Surgeons, Healthcare Officials Walk Together in Corridor with Their Back to Camera health healthcare

There’s no such thing as ‘free’ healthcare

Ian Haworth February 26, 2026 6:00 am

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building

On the federal deficit, picking the low-hanging fruit won’t be enough

Matt Weidinger February 25, 2026 6:00 am