On September 10th, 2025, America was forever changed by the brutal assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in front of hundreds of his supporters at Utah Valley University. In the days since, grief, outrage, and a national reckoning over the state of American discourse and political violence has ensued across […]| The Chicago Thinker
The infection of political insulation has reached college students. As twenty-somethings begin to dip their toes in political waters, there seems to be a ploy from the media urging young people to turn away from their political counterparts and only surround themselves with like-minded individuals, achieving pure political insulation. But does this philosophy actually move […]| The Chicago Thinker
I had the opportunity to briefly meet Charlie Kirk a few years ago behind the scenes of a Turning Point USA conference. During our conversation, he was incredibly gracious, and he told me that he held the University of Chicago and the Chicago Principles in high regard. He knew that despite having a moderately left-leaning […]| The Chicago Thinker
The University of Chicago is historically known as an institution that protects academic freedom and freedom of speech on its| The Chicago Thinker
Editor’s note: Below is the text of the opening remarks by Dr. Jon C. Phillips during the American Identity Summit’s third panel, titled “Can We Afford the American Dream?” Dr. Jon C. Phillips is Chair of the Agribusiness and Food Industry Management/Agricultural Science Department and Professor of Agribusiness at Cal Poly Pomona University. He has […]| The Chicago Thinker
On July 18th, 2025, UChicago Medicine released a statement announcing its immediate termination of “all gender-affirming pediatric care” due to “federal actions.” Before the halt, UChicago Medicine’s Clinic for Affirmation and Reproductive Equity (Trans CARE) provided services such as “gender-affirming hormone therapy” and “puberty blocking therapy” to pediatric patients identifying as transgender or gender non-conforming. […]| The Chicago Thinker
Every year in July, the Mises Institute hosts its much awaited flagship program on Austrian economics, Mises University, often dubbed the “best week of the year” by libertarians alike. Chicago Thinker staff members Shubhaankar Gupta and Kellen Riall participated in this year’s edition of the program, occurring from July 20 – July 26 in Auburn, […]| The Chicago Thinker
Baptism saves. There, I said it. Congrats, Catholics, you're right on this one. I know I’m going to get some| The Chicago Thinker
The University of Chicago’s student labor union, Graduate Students United - United Electrical (GSU), has historically allocated graduate student dues| The Chicago Thinker
The University of Chicago’s student labor union, Graduate Students United - United Electrical (GSU), has historically allocated graduate student dues| The Chicago Thinker
Amid ongoing uncertainty in federal research funding, particularly from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Chicago’s Biological| The Chicago Thinker
If you ever listened to, or had the honor of attending, a crusade led by the late Reverend Billy Graham,| The Chicago Thinker
Baptism saves. There, I said it. Congrats, Catholics, you're right on this one. I know I’m going to get some| The Chicago Thinker
Since we met at the beginning of our first year in autumn 2021, we have visited a different coffee shop| The Chicago Thinker
Editor’s note: Below is the text of the opening remarks by Dr. Jon C. Phillips during the American Identity Summit’s| The Chicago Thinker
On May 10th at the Chicago Thinker’s American Identity Summit, Nikolas Ferreira, a 28-year-old conservative rising star and the most| The Chicago Thinker
If you ever listened to, or had the honor of attending, a crusade led by the late Reverend Billy Graham,| The Chicago Thinker
Amid ongoing uncertainty in federal research funding, particularly from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Chicago’s Biological| The Chicago Thinker
Editor’s note: Below is the text of the opening remarks by Dr. Jon C. Phillips during the American Identity Summit’s| The Chicago Thinker
Editor’s note: Below is the text of the opening remarks by Dr. Jon C. Phillips during the American Identity Summit’s| The Chicago Thinker
The college process is messy. Try spending some time parsing through the forms, essays, tests, and more forms, and that| The Chicago Thinker
The University of Chicago’s student labor union, Graduate Students United - United Electrical (GSU), has historically allocated graduate student dues| The Chicago Thinker
Allen Sanderson, a senior instructional professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, passed| The Chicago Thinker