‘Rugged Individualism’ Leads to Community

The most fertile soil for collectivism is isolation. During his inaugural address, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Many people have skewered the second part of that statement—and rightfully so. For those who’ve endured it, the warmth of collectivism feels like hell on earth. In the last century, communist regimes slaughtered more than 150 million people. Hundreds of millions more have suffered through scarcity and oppression. Collectivist regimes struggle to keep the lights on and produce…

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In Fight for Parents’ Rights in Education, DeSantis’ Florida Leads Pack, Says Heritage Foundation 

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about how important it was for parents to reclaim their rights in education, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We’ve seen over the last few years in our country how important policy is, both good and very bad,” DeSantis said at a Heritage Foundation event Friday in Orlando. “There may be no area where the contrast between a free state like Florida and some of the lockdown states was [bigger] than on education during COVID.”  The event featured the unveiling of Heritage’s “Education Freedom Report Card,” which ranked…

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Texas Republican leads fight to bring home imprisoned former Marine from Russia

Rep. August Pfluger is leading the effort to bring home a former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed from Russia, where he was sentenced to nine years in prison over assertions that he assaulted a police officer. Mr. Pfluger, Texas Republican, has been in contact with Mr. Reed’s family since he first … The Washington Times stories: White House

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