Author: Stephen Soukup › American Greatness

Trump vs. the Judges: Judicial Treachery and the End of Democracy

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March 22, 2025

Activist judges are openly reshaping democracy through political rulings, defying constitutional neutrality and undermining the will of the people—all in the name of “saving democracy.”

Can the American University be Saved?

By Stephen Soukup

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March 15, 2025

American universities prioritize ideological "discovery" over education, leading to absurd research and lost funding—jeopardizing both the humanities and hard sciences.

DEI and the ‘Bigness’ Problem

By Stephen Soukup

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March 8, 2025

The push for diversity through top-down mandates is a flawed approach that erodes true diversity, making "bigness" the problem and the proposed solution.

Trump, Vance, and the New New World Order

By Stephen Soukup

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March 1, 2025

The postwar order built on Roosevelt’s naive trust in Stalin and sustained by America’s costly global interventions now teeters on the edge of irrelevance.

The Roots of the Palestinian Sickness

By Stephen Soukup

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February 22, 2025

The West’s embrace of Hamas’s brutality is no accident—it was carefully cultivated over decades by intellectuals who legitimized atrocities under the guise of “resistance.”

Pope Francis’s Great Blunder

By Stephen Soukup

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February 15, 2025

By wading into politics, the Church abandons its true mission, weakens its authority, and risks becoming just another partisan voice in an already divided world.

Marko Elez, Eugenics, and the Left’s Forgotten Past

By Stephen Soukup

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February 8, 2025

Progressivism's roots in eugenics and racism run deep—Marko Elez's views are indefensible, but the left's history on these issues is far from spotless.

‘Woke’ Education—Then and Now

By Stephen Soukup

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February 1, 2025

György Lukács’ Marxist education agenda failed in Hungary but thrives in the West, shaping elite institutions through ideological conformity and cultural deconstruction.

President Trump’s Friends and Enemies

By Stephen Soukup

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January 25, 2025

Trump’s challenge is to focus on restoring prosperity and unity, avoiding the value-driven polarization that could deepen America’s politicization.

Mark Carney: The Wrongest Man at the Wrongest Time Ever

By Stephen Soukup

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January 18, 2025

Mark Carney’s bid for Canadian leadership pits a climate-activist banker against a political and economic tide increasingly rejecting the very ideals he champions.

California, Wildfires, and the Foundational Myths of the Left

By Stephen Soukup

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January 11, 2025

California's wildfires expose the dangers of policies rooted in utopian myths, where environmental ideology trumps practical forest and water management.

Afghan Girls, British Girls, and the ‘Nonrecognition of Reality’

By Stephen Soukup

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January 4, 2025

Good intentions divorced from reality often worsen problems while masquerading as noble acts.

Christmas is Much Bigger than Mere Politics

By Stephen Soukup

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December 28, 2024

The message of Christmas is far bigger than politics and far more important than ideological spats. It is the message that we are all loved by God and are all equal and important in his eyes.

The Lesson of Scrooge: Justice Must Be Tempered by Mercy

By Stephen Soukup

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December 21, 2024

In a season defined by celebration and renewal, A Christmas Carol reminds us that true justice is found not in retribution but in the transformative power of mercy and forgiveness.

Elizabeth Warren and UnitedHealthcare: Ignorance and Manipulation

By Stephen Soukup

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December 14, 2024

The political left's response to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reveals moral and intellectual failings.

Passive Investing and the ‘Bigness’ Conundrum

By Stephen Soukup

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December 7, 2024

Eleven red states are taking the 'Big Three' asset managers to court, challenging their use of trillions in passive investments to impose ideological agendas and drive up consumer costs.

Tocqueville and America’s Spending Problem

By Stephen Soukup

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November 30, 2024

Entitlement reform is the unavoidable challenge of our time—ignoring it risks economic upheaval, while addressing it demands resolve and compromise.

The Rise of Market Originalism

By Stephen Soukup

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November 23, 2024

Trump faces substantial economic challenges, including inflation and national debt, and should use America's early economic history to guide policies focused on decentralization and deregulation.

Making America Great Again Means Fixing Its Dystopian Cities

By Stephen Soukup

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November 16, 2024

For at least the last 60 years, American cities have been governed not for the benefit of their residents but for the benefit of political power consolidation.

The Election, Common-Sense Democrats, and the Long March

By Stephen Soukup

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November 9, 2024

Institutional dominance by far-left ideologies presents a significant barrier to meaningful change within the Democratic Party