‘1917’ Reminds Us War Is An Addiction We’ll Never Shake
Sam Mendes’ magnificent epic raises a question stripped straight from today’s headlines: Is war a futile waste of life or the apex of the human experience?
The American Revolution Was Also A Moral Revolution
In C. Bradley Thompson’s new book, ‘America’s Revolutionary Mind,’ the Clemson professor makes a provocative and persuasive rebuttal to contemporary historians suggesting that the American founding advanced self-serving motives based on slavery, race, and class.
Virginia Democrats Are Attacking Robert E. Lee Statue To Whitewash Their Own Racism
Virginia Democrats want to exploit African American voters with indignation over statues to distract from their hypocritical offenses and to avoid talking about the issues that matter to Virginia families today.
No, Trump Hasn’t Waged The ‘Most Sustained Assault On Press Freedom In History’
From the Alien and Sedition Acts to the Pentagon Papers, Chris Wallace ignores basic history by claiming Trump has made ‘the most direct sustained assault on freedom of the press in our history.’
‘Can This Be Hell?’ This Month We Remember Those Who Died Fighting For Freedom
In the bleak midwinter 155 years ago this month, my great-great-Uncle Cornelius M. Dearth died here — on the grounds of the Civil War POW camp in Andersonville, Georgia. He was 22.
Daniel Webster: America Rests Upon Gratitude For Our Government Of And For The People
‘When, from the long distance of a hundred years, they shall look back upon us, they shall know, at least, that we possessed…gratitude for what our ancestors have done for our happiness.’
The Woman Who Made Thanksgiving A National Holiday Pleads Her Case
‘We have long endeavored to secure the celebration of this great festival upon the same day in every American State and Territory, so that it might be a National Holiday.’
What You Think You Know About America’s First Thanksgiving Is Probably Wrong
Whether we feast on turkey, seafood, or barbecue, may Thanksgiving 2019 enable us to count our blessings today, give thanks for the good in our past, and strengthen us for tomorrow.
Rediscover Thanksgiving’s Origins As A National Uniter During The Civil War
Americans have an annoying knack for purging holidays of their true meaning, and Thanksgiving is no exception.
What Kids In Portland Public Schools Learn About Thanksgiving: ‘War Crimes’ And Racism
Eighth-graders in the Antifa epicenter have the notion drummed into them that Thanksgiving really is a celebration of the genocide of the Indians by greedy capitalist Europeans.
‘Harriet’ Is True To History And True To Her Christian Faith
‘Harriet’ is finely done and despite the usual amount of creative liberties in historic films, many aspects of the movie offer an accurate and balanced view of both Tubman and our country’s history.
4 Reasons Socialism Is More Popular Among Americans Now Than Ever Before
Why socialism now? At a time when the American economy under Trump seems to be chugging along at a nice clip, why are so many hankering for an alternative?
How Howard Zinn Helped Propel Efforts To Erase Columbus Day
The Zinn Education Project urged teachers to purchase and download their materials to lead students in lobbying their schools and cities to join the effort to ‘Abolish Columbus Day.’
How The Berlin Airlift Beat Back Communism 70 Years Ago Today
On September 30, 1949, the U.S. and her allies completed their mission to rescue the people of Berlin from starvation and stave off the spread of Communism.
Why Beto O’ Rourke’s Embrace Of The 1619 Project Is Dangerous
The 1619 Project is dangerous enough as an intellectual exercise, but that danger increases exponentially once put in the hands of a radical politician who could one day be president.
Memories From These 8 Americans Explain Why They Can Never Forget 9/11
‘Now people are forgetting. Every year that goes by, it’s less and less that people remember.
We’ve done a better job remembering Pearl Harbor than 9/11.’
Why Helen Keller Believed In Eradicating People With Disabilities
How could a woman made deaf and blind from an illness in early childhood possibly advocate for the killing of those born with the same disabilities?
Left Pushes To Erase High Achievers From University Halls Simply Because They’re White And Male
There’s a recent push within academia to remove pictures of scientists, Nobel Prize winners, deans, and various other accolade recipients from the walls of university halls under the auspices of their insufficient racial and sex differences.
How To Replace Howard Zinn’s Communist Account Of U.S. History For American Kids
Americans’ affections for and knowledge of their country need to be fed. The lovely new history ‘Land of Hope’ does so. Another new book, ‘Debunking Howard Zinn,’ provides medicine to those food cannot restore.
The 1859 Project: How The Birth Of The Oil Industry Saved Whales And Propelled Today’s Prosperity
Without early Americans’ entrepreneurial spirit and ingenuity, today’s Americans may not be able to enjoy the kind of prosperity and comfort we often have taken for granted.
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