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Modern economic growth began in the West, but now can be seen in a fascinating range of forms across the globe.

The United States fares badly on the World Happiness Report. Who cares?

France’s finest contemporary political thinker can help us understand the relationship between philosophy, politics, and religion.

Far from being immoral, business and markets help people develop virtue as they create value and wealth for themselves and for others.

John Ferling’s book shows how uncertain and even unlikely American victory was in its rebellion against Britain.

Charles King’s book chronicles the lives of Handel and those who partook in the creation of his formidable magnum opus.

The key question for charter schools is whether they are truly private entities or state actors.

Twentieth-century history shows that ideological secularism is not the solution to political violence.

The intellectual context of Lexington and Concord can help us understand why the minutemen fought.