Pursuit of Happiness
We explore how citizens, neighbors, workers, families, and communities shape the future of American society.

Gordon Wood's American Revolution
Widely acknowledged as the pre-eminent historian of the American Founding in our time, Wood was virtually without peer within academic American history today.

Gordon Wood Told the Truth About America
Gordon Wood showed us that a great historian could also be a regular guy.

The Active Dead
Helprin’s refusal to flatter the tastes of our prize-encrusted literary establishment merits three cheers from thinking people on the right.

Harvey Mansfield, Radical
For many academics, students are mere tools to advance an agenda. Mansfield, however, is part of an older tradition that cares for their souls.

Arthur Brooks’ Pursuit of Happiness
'The Meaning of Your Life' centers on a simple question that extends far beyond the liberal/conservative divide. Why are some people happy, and others unhappy?
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