Making The ‘Miracle’: Jonathan Mayhew And The Enlightenment In America
If you want to know how the American ‘miracle’ came to happen, start with 18th-century preacher Jonathan Mayhew, in the book ‘Father of Liberty.’
J.D. Martinez’s Second Amendment Stance Isn’t ‘Controversial,’ It’s Patriotic
Although a bit crudely, perhaps, the MLB superstar J.D. Martinez was merely embracing the Founding Fathers’ position on an armed citizenry.
How The Constitution Prevents Tyranny And Safeguards Liberty
Separation of powers, checks and balances, and a strong, independent judiciary are what keep the United States from devolving into failed democracies of the past.
Why It’s Absolutely Vital We Understand America’s Founding Principles
In the second lecture of Hillsdale College’s free online Constitution 101 course, Professor West analyzes America’s founding principles as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.
No, Steven Pinker, The Enlightenment Doesn’t Pit Reason Against Faith
Steven Pinker oversimplifies the Enlightenment by claiming it pits reason against faith. In fact, the Enlightenment sprung from Christian ideas of nature.
Is A George W. Trump Foreign Policy Sustainable?
Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations does its best to form a synthesis out of Steve Bannon’s nationalism and George W. Bush’s foreign policy.
If You Demand Rights That Aren’t Unalienable, You Don’t Get America
The readily observable fact that we no longer think politically in terms of unalienable rights is a perfect measure of how much we have abandoned the Founders’ vision.
4 Core American Principles That Can Rejuvenate Our Country
It will take more than walls and jobs to ‘make America great again.’ We need to return to the philosophies that undergirded the American founding.
Sorry, Journalists: Trump Isn’t The First President To Threaten The Press
From John Adams to JFK, we’ve had plenty of dishonest presidents who waged war with the media. The press shouldn’t pretend Trump is an anomaly.
Domenech: Oscar Lopez Rivera Is Nothing More Than A Terrorist
‘The fact is that John Adams and Benjamin Franklin have nothing in common with Oscar Lopez Rivera. . . He is only free because of his celebrity friends who have the president’s ear.’
Donald Trump Displays The Perils Of Populism
Donald Trump’s anti-intellectual populism shows why Republicans shouldn’t try to be the party of the regular guys against the eggheads.
Meet The Revolutionary Woman Mercy Otis Warren
This elder sister of 13 children and mother to five had a direct influence on the American Revolution and resulting U.S. Constitution.
Meet The Revolutionary Abigail Adams
Besides Barbara Bush, only Abigail Adams has been both the wife and mother of American presidents.
The Real Hero Of ‘Hamilton’ Is Aaron Burr
You read that right. The star of the hit musical ‘Hamilton’ is not its eponymous character, but his frenemy.
5 Notable Americans Who Fought For Their Opponents’ Rights
In 2016, let’s resolve to learn the difference between disagreement and force.
The Adams Family’s Revenge Against Alexander Hamilton
‘Hamilton: An American Musical’ echoes John and Abigail Adams’s accusations that Alexander Hamilton was a serial adulterer. He wasn’t.
It’s Time For Immigrants To Discover American Principles
There have always been American immigrants, and there have always been very public conversations in America about immigration. Let’s engage that conversation for America’s benefit.
Government Shouldn’t Monopolize The Internet
Say goodbye to the current pace of continued improvements to our lives from the Internet revolution if new federal regulations go into effect.
The Ferguson Riots Are Nothing Like The Original Tea Party Protests
There are four major problems with justifying the violence in Ferguson by reference to the Boston Tea Party and the Stamp Act Riots, either in moral terms or in terms of effectiveness.
How John Adams Helps Explain The American Mind
The dispute between John Adams and Edmund Burke can illuminate today’s differences between American and European conservatives.
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