Government Research

To find a certain magazine or newspaper you need access to, see if we own the publication in our databases in Journal Search here.

Try the following for a variety of perspectives:

National Review,

Wall Street Journal,

The Atlantic,

The New York Times,  

Reason, 

The Economist,

The American Conservative

For Christian perspectives and issues, try these:

First Things,

Christianity Today,

Relevant,

The Gospel Coalition, 

Christ & Pop Culture,

US Council of Catholic Bishops Issues Statements

For ethical, cultural, and family-related issues, try:

Discovery Institute

Heritage Foundation

Family Research Council

Ethics & Public Policy Center

Focus on the Family

Psychology Today 

For education issues, try:

James G. Martin Center for Educational Renewal, 

Fordham Institute, 

Chalkboard Review,

The Grade, 

Chronicle of Higher Education,

Sold a Story (Science of Reading),

Inside Classical Education
Education Week

For political & cultural issues, try these influential think tanks:

Manhattan Institute (Conservative) and City Journal

AEI --see "Centers" (Conservative/libertarian)

Cato (Libertarian)

Pew Society (Non-partisan)

Brookings (Non-partisan/liberal)

Hoover Institution (Conservative/libertarian)

For Issues Related to History & The Arts, try:
Smithsonian Magazine

The Rest is History

The Imaginative Conservative

Christianity Today Book Reviews

The New Criterion Book & Culture Reviews

The Times Literary Supplement

• Every publication or think tank has a certain worldview or political leaning, and Google boosts certain sites.
• To find articles from a variety of points-of-view, try Googling your topic plus the name of a publication, then try another publication.
• If you run into a paywall, use the Journal Search to see if we own the publication, or see this guide to finding newspaper and magazine articles in the online library collection. Don't pay for an article!
• Here is a list of influential Think Tanks. Also try non-profits like political advocacy groups, churches/denominations, universities, museums, and public archives. Here is our library page on think tanks & policy organizations. 

Check the political leanings of a think tank or media publication at All Sides bias checker. Also, look for sixteen indicators of bias.