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?WHAT IT SAYS IT DOES Seeks to "educate the public concerning issues related to the preservation of economic freedom, the promotion of economic growth and prosperity."
Lying awake that night, I was reminded of a conversation I'd had with Hal Wain, a psychologist at Walter Reed. I had sought him out a few months earlier to discuss why I had grabbed the grenade. Wain said I had one overriding objective: self-preservation. "That's what...
In 1859 Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” almost single-handedly creating the foundation of modern evolutionary theory. His key insight was that populations competing for limited resources change over successive generations through the mechanism of natural selection. Individuals have a vested...
Let us look at a few illustrative statistics. A study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute reports that less than two percent of all abortions are performed because of rape or health issues. Most reasons given for abortion involve some sort of personal judgment on economic means or lifestyle inadequacies. The...
Money is the major obstacle keeping more museums from going the Mount Vernon route. Government funding for arts institutions has dried up, and a migration in philanthropy from historic preservation to social causes is leaving museums behind. Colonial Williamsburg was born as a historical site in 1926 with funding from...