Charitable gifts are a cheerful protest vote against the growing state.

If the United States continues the trend toward big government, the private sector will bear a heavier tax burden far into the future, a prospect that could have devastating consequences for the economy.

Americans are more religious than Europeans; hence, our elections are more infused with religious themes.

Overemphasis on income inequality will result in poor policy.

Americans work more than Europeans, but they are not unhappierbecause ofit.

This Outlook articulates a vision of twenty-first-century teacher leaders--who work collaboratively to accomplish their goals--and explains the issues that might arise for schools and districts implementing this new model.

There appears to be a close correlation between happiness and freedom.

Arthur C. Brooks discusses his latest book, The Battle: How the Fight between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future, with National Review Online's Kathryn Jean Lopez.