Eleanor Bartow

Eleanor Bartow is the features editor at The Federalist. She was an editor at the American Enterprise Institute and The Daily Caller and a reporter at Congressional Quarterly.

dark matter universe

December 24, 2025

The huge mysteries we still can’t explain

Scientists still struggle to understand consciousness, aging, memory formation and why humans hiccup or yawn, revealing a hint of how much remains unknown.

Harris and Walz at DNC

September 27, 2024

Inside Democrats' campaign to redefine the word ‘freedom’

The Harris-Walz campaign is playing word games. The Democrat ticket wants Americans to think they care about the word 'freedom,' but their view ignores the 1st Amendment.

Boston, MA - July 21: Children and teacher assistants at The Kwong Kow Chinese summer school take a break from the classroom to play at a Tai Tung Park on Tyler Street in Chinatown across from the school. Despite the heat of the day, the park is in shade in the early afternoon. People in Chinatown are coping with the heat in different ways as a heat wave hits the Boston area. With its lack of trees and heat radiating off the surrounding buildings, Chinatown is one of the hotter areas in the city. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

August 10, 2024

Summer break is too long

It’s summer, so I can daydream: Schools should offer more instructional days. Some U.S. schools have started to, and other countries do.