Interview With Charles Lane On America’s First War On Terror, Op-Ed Pages, And Media Bias
Washington Post Opinion Writer Charles Lane joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss his new book, “Freedom’s Detective.”
Court-Packing Is Democrats’ Most Dangerous Attack On The Republic
Prior court-packing shows the practice can have disastrous, perhaps unforeseen results, and poses potential threats to our civil liberties.
New York’s New Law Is Abortion’s John C. Calhoun Moment
The passage of New York’s Reproductive Health Act and the jollification that followed it mark a turning point on abortion, just as John Calhoun’s speech did about slavery.
African-Americans Have a Long History Of Championing Gun Rights
Martin Luther King Jr.’s inability to practice his Second Amendment rights was just another episode in a long history of attacks on African Americans.
Tearing Down UNC’s Silent Sam Threatens Monuments To Henry Ford, Harry Truman, And Mahatma Gandhi
Few of us are likely to withstand the withering judgment of those who come after us, whatever our positive contributions to humankind might be.
How I Know The United States Is On The Brink Of Another Civil War
I began my work covering a civil war in Africa—or maybe it was Asia. But I never thought I’d end it (not that my career is actually ending) covering a civil war in my home country.
Podcast: Why Open Borders Are Bad For Everyone
Reihan Salam discusses the complicated discourse around immigration, and why uncontrolled immigration is bad for everyone, even those foreign-born.
Why Resurrecting The Old Stories Of Confederates, Cowboys, And Indians Will Do America Good
The emptying of our hall of heroes is not a random thing. It is driven by Jacobins who want to replace our history with something else—a falsified, political, agitprop version
When The Going Gets Rough, ‘Ideas And Persuasion’ Are All We’ve Got To Take Down The Left
An internecine debate about conservative support for Trump raises important questions about the role of the pundit and the purpose of debating ideas.
The Bicentennial Of His Birth Is The Perfect Time To Get Better Acquainted With American Hero Frederick Douglass
Douglass called out the horrors of slavery by affirming founding principles. Now leading voices in government and culture illuminate why his ideas matter today.
This Fall, California Voters Could Decide Whether To Split Their State In Three
Some 600,000 Californians have signed a petition that would allow a vote on whether to split the state into three.
Removing Confederate Statues Doesn’t Need To Be A Partisan Issue
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has written a book about the city’s decision to remove Confederate statues. It starts out well-intentioned, but ends up needlessly trying to score partisan political points.
To Suggest An ‘Amicable Divorce’ For America Is To Talk Civil War
We are in a very divided moment, and when divisions run that deep, centralized decision-making can make it worse. But that’s no argument for secession.
How Gun Ownership Protects Citizens From An Abusive Government
Much like the effect of one vote, one gun will not stop tyranny. But many together can enact change and protect citizens.
How The Second Amendment Prevents Tyranny
The Second Amendment was supposed to protect us from government by dispersing its coercive power among the people. We still adhere to that system today.
In Ron Chernow’s ‘Grant,’ Ulysses S. Grant Finally Gets His Due
In his new biography ‘Grant,’ Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow takes a fresh look at the checkered reputation of the Civil War hero and 18th president to restore his rightful place among great American leaders.
How The Civil War Gave Us Today’s Thanksgiving, And What It Can Teach Us
Our Thanksgiving celebration originated in our nation’s worst period of turmoil and bloodshed: the Civil War. Its lessons can help us today.
Shelby Foote’s Civil War History Defends America Against Insatiable Haters Like Ta-Nehisi Coates
Enough with the trendy historical revisionism. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was right: the Civil War came about because compromise failed.
Anti-History Fury Hits Virginia Civil War Re-Enactment With Threats, Pipe Bombs
After this weekend’s events, reenactors—and the spectators and communities who love them—increasingly worry that living history will become the next casualty of America’s culture war.
Art Academics’ Ignorance Drives Their Antagonism To Confederate Statues
Despite pervasive emphasis on contextualizing, the responses gives no hint of substantial historical knowledge beyond the received tropes of popular culture and press.
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