How Frederick Douglass Went From Wanting America Destroyed To Helping Make It Better
In Douglass’s abiding vision, America was the proper home for black Americans, their only realistic alternative, and also the locus of their highest ideals.
As D.C. Mayor Seeks To Remove Statues, Hillsdale College Puts Up More
This is a time when we need more honor and respect for America’s Founding, not less. Hillsdale College’s Liberty Walk reminds us of just that.
How Two Uber Drivers Showed Me America’s Racial Crossroads
Down which road will America go: toward the self-destructive lie that America was founded on slavery, or toward an appreciation of the reasons millions of immigrants leave their homelands for this country?
No, Hillsdale College Doesn’t Need To Join The National Reckoning On Race
Attempts to smear the college are not just dishonest but betray a misunderstanding of why critical race theory has no place in the classical liberal arts.
Stop Misquoting The Great Abolitionist Frederick Douglass To Slander America
Black Lives Matter activists cite Douglass’s 1852 speech ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ as proof America is evil. They utterly miss his point.
Calls To Take Down Emancipation Memorial Ignore Its Great Historical Weight
In Lincoln Park, Washington DC stands a statue called Emancipation Memorial, showing Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave. If activists on the left would have their way, the statue would no longer stand.
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.
Teacher Fired For Praising The West As Bringing ‘The Greatest Good To The Most’ People
The progress of Western civilization is a direct result of its openness to self-criticism and its confidence that our aspirational principles are right and just.
Pete Buttigieg Announces ‘Douglass Plan’ Including Slavery Reparations And Decriminalizing Drugs
The 37-year-old mayor unveiled the proposal he refers to as the ‘Douglass Plan,’ named after famed abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass.
This Former Slave’s Understanding Of The American Founding Rebukes Beto O’Rourke’s Ignorant Anti-Americanism
Democratic presidential hopeful Robert Francis ‘Beto’ O’Rourke told a group of immigrants, ‘This country was founded on white supremacy.’ Frederick Douglass has some words for him.
The Left Has Managed To Mainstream Anti-Americanism
From the repudiation of the Fourth of July to calls for reparations, anti-Americanism that once was belonged to the far-left is now mainstream.
Left Completely Misses The Point Of Frederick Douglass’s Speech About Independence Day
Countless elites in the media this week have cited abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ infamous 1852 speech as a condemnation of American ideals. It in fact was the opposite.
Frederick Douglass Would Be Ashamed Of How His Hometown Is Treating This Excellent Charter School
Teachers’ unions and city officials are giving this charter school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a hard time despite the fact that children are thriving.
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.
What The Success Of ‘Black Panther’ Says About The American People
At a time when our country feels more divided than any living American can recall, ‘Black Panther’s’ success shines light on the values many Americans across the country still agree upon.
Yes, Frederick Douglass Was An American Patriot
By conscientious study and reflection, Frederick Douglass acquired a strong and proud American patriotism that he would retain for the rest of his life. Two Harvard professors say otherwise.
Sorry, Josh Earnest, But The Second Amendment Isn’t About Hunting
White House press secretary Josh Earnest used the Charleston shooting to justify gun control, saying, “You don’t need an assault rifle to go hunting.”
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