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With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of Andrew Breitbart.
Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles.
We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy warrior.
Andrew lived boldly, [...]

“American exceptionalism” is term without a single definition. Some use it to describe a country founded by divine inspiration. Others use it as a catchall to explain the country’s extraordinary economic performance and its status as the world’s sole superpower.
I’m most comfortable with the latter interpretation, which has been offered by many, including Whole Foods [...]

On February 14th, lovebirds around the world will celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. This is a day to let your special someone know how much you care, and spend some time together. There is a lot of confusion around the origins and symbols of Valentine’s Day, however. Let’s dig a little.
Who was Saint Valentine and why [...]

Is the U.S. Constitution outdated? Is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg right to suggest other nations not model their constitutions after ours?
An article in the New York Times on Monday wrote of the U.S. Constitution dismissively, saying plainly, “Our Constitution is terse and old, and it guarantees relatively few rights.”
Is it important for a [...]

One of my favorite books is called The Rational Optimist. In it, author Matt Ridley describes how he remains sanguine amid the fearful expectations of so many in the modern world (e.g. “The middle class is disappearing,” “I’m going to lose my job if I don’t check my email every two minutes,” “The world’s going [...]

Source of this article: History.com
Ronald Reagan, former Western movie actor and host of television’s popular “Death Valley Days” is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States.
More than any president since the Texas-born Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan’s public image was closely tied to the American West, although he was raised in the solidly [...]

This week, I’m beginning a new series that will profile exceptional individuals.
The criteria for being an exceptional individual is simple: The person will have changed the way people think and behave purely through persuasion. Thus, no one who ever occupied an official post in government will qualify.
I have written before about the first person I [...]

Last week, Charles M. Blow of the New York Times penned a piece in which he cited new data from the Pew Research Center indicating that less than a majority of Americans believe in the notion of American exceptionalism.
That term requires some definition, particularly on a website whose name includes it.
I define American exceptionalism as Whole Foods cofounder and CEO [...]

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and turkey preparations are in full swing.
I wonder if the turkey had been chosen as the symbol of our country, as Ben Franklin originally proposed, would we still be eating them as the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving day feast?
Writing from France on January 26, 1784 to his daughter Sally (Mrs. Sarah [...]

Thanksgiving is about the bounty of this great land, and the plenty that ingenious and hard-working people have been able to create. With this plenty, America has saved the world from two world wars, invented medicines, technology and production techniques that have lifted living standards massively.
Other countries have smart people that have done good things. [...]

American Exceptionalism, the idea that the United States is inherently different because it was founded on the principles of personal responsibility, freedom from over-reaching government, and equality, was alive and well for nearly 200 years although it would appear over the last few decades that that notion has been expelled from American culture.  In its [...]

I once read that one of Steve Jobs’s favorite quotations is by Wayne Gretzky: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it’s been.”
I’ve been thinking about that notion a lot lately. Watching old videos of Jobs presenting before Apple employees in 1997 following his return to the company confirms he [...]

In 1984, Steve Jobs unveiled the first Macintosh.
Watching this video, you will feel the audience’s excitement as Steve Jobs inserts the floppy disk, and it feels like they are cheering in a small room, not an auditorium. The computer goes on to displays the visual power of his innovation; this was the defining moment in [...]

In the early 1950s, Americans were enjoying peace and prosperity. World War II was over, the baby boom was drawing to a close, and our love affair with the road was speeding up…literally. Manufacturers had been experimenting with sports cars for years, but 1953 brought us the Chevrolet Corvette, and it changed everything. It was [...]

Last weekend, I attended the 2011 Students For Liberty Chicago Regional Conference. In a few short years, this organization has changed the entire cultural dialogue for college students interested in the ideas of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government. The group has made it acceptable–even laudable–to be a libertarian on campus. Students now have [...]

Let’s face it, Americans tend to get restless. Once automobiles became commonplace in America, the open road was calling to us, and our roadways had to keep up. Nothing was going to keep us penned in, and this spirit was embodied in Route 66, “The Mother Road.” Established in 1926, Route 66 was one of [...]

The following is an unedited transcript of Gov. Christie’s speech at AEI, provided by Governor Christie’s press office.
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE: Thank you very much for the introduction and for the invitation to be here today. I came today because I really think it’s extraordinarily important for those of us who believe that our country is off [...]