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Like you, we are seeing something wonderful and — until recently — unusual as we enter stores: taped to the front window or hanging behind the counter is a "Help Wanted" sign.
More than 200 years ago, in his 1796 farewell Presidential address, George Washington issued a stern warning. He described religion and morality as "indispensable supports," the "great pillars of human happiness," and the "firmest props of the duties of men and citizens," and, prophetically, alerted us to the harm that would come if America ever drove religion and morality from our society.
Yesterday, I had the honor of welcoming Ambassador Nikki Haley to The Heritage Foundation. And as she spoke before a packed audience, I realized we were witnessing a true profile in courage.
On Saturday, my family and I attended a performance of "Hamilton: An American Musical." To say we were excited would be a massive understatement: Critics call "Hamilton" one of the decade's biggest stage hits, and friends who'd already seen it told us we just had to go.
I'm sure President Obama's heart was in the right place. A few years ago, his Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, studied school discipline data and came to a troubling conclusion: African American students in the 2011-12 school year had been suspended or expelled at a rate three times higher than White students.
When you think of federal government workers, what image comes to mind? That was a question I pondered when President George W. Bush asked me to lead the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Anyone who's ever attended a graduation ceremony knows the commencement speaker faces a very special challenge: Be inspiring. Use soaring rhetoric. And say something that may echo for years after. This commencement season is no exception, but one of the best pieces of advice delivered so far was a bit more blunt: "Demand the ball."
It's your decision how you mark Memorial Day. Because you are free.
Even Americans who don't see eye to eye on every issue agree on one thing: Our elected officials shouldn't live by a different set of rules than the rest of us do.
On April 20, 1999, two students attacked Columbine High School, killing 13 and wounding 21 more. Two weeks ago, a former student did the same thing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, killing 17 and wounding 16 more. Nearly two decades separate these tragedies. Yet, our grieving nation is still searching for a solution.
We owe it to the victims and survivors of school attacks to get serious about school safety.
"Creative destruction." When I first heard the term in school, I thought it must have been a mistake. How can creation destroy? And how can destruction be creative?
