Current Events
The Declaration as Allegory
Barry Faulkner's monumental 1930s murals crown the Declaration and the Constitution in the National Archives. A look at the allegory—war and peace, and Lincoln hidden as a storm cloud.
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Faith Current Events
Freedom Without Faith Will Falter
Without faith, freedom can't survive. Os Guinness on America's covenantal roots, the forgotten Hebrew republic, and the self-examination the country owes itself before its 250th birthday.
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Current Events Education
Celebrating Flag Day: Our Banner Yet Waves
Flag Day's origins trace to America's schools — and so does much of its decline. A look at the holiday's history, the SCOTUS cases that shaped flag speech, and what's at stake as Old Glory still waves toward the country's 250th.
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Current Events Faith
Toward an American Renewal
A reflection on America's 250th, classical-Christian education, and what Os Guinness, Wilfred McClay, and the late Charlie Kirk teach us about choosing renewal over decline.
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Current Events Faith
Remembering on Memorial Day
A Memorial Day reflection on America's founders, the gamble of self-government, and what we owe the rising generations as the country approaches its 250th birthday.
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Education Current Events
How AI Could Drive an Educational Renaissance
Dartmouth provost Santiago Schnell argues in the National Catholic Register that AI's disruption could push education to recover its God-intended purpose.
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Writing & Books
Michelangelo: The Sculptor Who Reshaped the Art World Forever
Ross King's *Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling* shows how an antisocial sculptor with little fresco experience reshaped Western art forever.
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Current Events Education
What's Inflating Some AP Test Scores?
A new Education Next essay argues that relaxed scoring—not easier questions—is inflating AP exam results, and follows the money behind it.
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Loosening the College Board's grip on higher ed
Classical-Christian education is helping break up the College Board's monopoly on standardized testing and its grip on higher ed.
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Current Events
AmFest 2025
Turning Point's first America Fest without Charlie Kirk drew record-breaking crowds — a testament to his enduring legacy of faith, freedom, and the courage to live boldly.
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Illinois Homeschool Act
As the Trump administration moves to loosen Washington's grip on K-12 education, Illinois Democrats are pushing a bill that would criminalize homeschooling parents and bring private schools under state control.
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Writing & Books
Book Review: Brothers
Alex Van Halen's memoir is a tribute to the unbreakable bond between two brothers who chased a sound, not fame — and whose shared love of music became the bedrock of rock-and-roll history.
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