by Derek Monson | Sep 9, 2022
Biden’s democracy speech and the evolution of the presidency Written by President Joe Biden recently gave a speech broadly covered in the news media about democracy. An excerpt below captures its essence: Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism...
by Derek Monson | Sep 2, 2022
This V-J Day, let’s learn some lessons from WWII Written by In August 1945, Americans joyously celebrated the end of World War II with their families and friends. In mid-August of that year, Japan announced that it would unconditionally surrender to Allied forces,...
by Derek Monson | Sep 2, 2022
WWII showed America’s ability to overcome its divisions Written by A new public opinion poll was released this week, with sobering results for those who want a thriving America for themselves and their children. The poll from YouGov reported that about two thirds of...
by Derek Monson | Aug 26, 2022
Romney: Are we attacking the basic Constitution itself? Written by In answer to a question during a recent Sutherland Institute Congressional Series event, Sen. Mitt Romney discussed the weighty matter of decreasing trust in our civic institutions. My biggest...
by Derek Monson | Aug 25, 2022
Owens: The most important product in our country is our kids Written by At a recent Sutherland Institute Congressional Series event, Rep. Burgess Owens discussed the need to improve education for students: The most important product we have in our country today is...