First-Ever Biopic On Harriet Tubman Elevates Christian Faith of Freedom Fighter
Action-packed drama from director Kasi Lemmons shows how ‘She Moses’ Harriet Tubman leaned on her wits — and spirituality — to help 70 enslaved people find freedom.
Ibram Kendi Reveals The Dangers Of Reducing Everything To ‘Racism’
For some black intellectuals today, the word ‘racism’ has become a verbal and intellectual crutch — a substitute for investigating cause and effect, the basic principle of scientific inquiry.
Thousands Of Black People Are Still Slaves. So Why Haven’t You Heard About Them?
Every day across Africa, black men, women, and children are captured, bought, and sold into slavery with the Western world paying scant attention.
The New York Times’ 1619 Project Reeks Of Herbert Marcuse’s Divisive Ideology
Full of essays presenting slavery as the central issue of the American story, and accusing the free market of creating such bondage, the ‘1619 Project’ is another attempt to make Americans question their country’s very core.
Study: No. 1 Topic For College Students’ Mandatory Summer Reading Is Racism
‘The themes register most strongly the common reading genre’s continuing obsession with race, as well as its infantilization of its students, its middlebrow taste, and its progressive politics,’ says the study of summer book assignments in 2018.
The 1917 Project: ‘Founded On Slavery’ Looks Like Communist Russia
If America was created for capitalism and liberty, the USSR’s founding idea was state control, of which slavery—or serfdom, as it is known in Russian context—was the inevitable result.
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.
No, Biden’s Record Player Moment Wasn’t Racist
Progressives are calling Joe Biden’s response to a question about slavery racist, but Americans want answers to today’s problems, not yesterday’s.
Podcast: Randy Barnett Talks 1619, Liberalism, And Courtroom Dramas
Author and Georgetown Law Professor joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss U.S. history, David Koch, and the great crime drama “Anatomy Of A Murder.”
Slavery In America Did Not Begin In 1619, And Other Things The New York Times Gets Wrong
The 1619 Project isn’t mostly about helping Americans understand the role of slavery in our history. It’s mostly about convincing Americans that ‘America’ and ‘slavery’ are synonyms.
Why The Case For Reparations Would Be Immediately Thrown Out Of Court
Tort law is the only meaningful system of law we have for resolving the type of issue reparations seeks to resolve, and it is categorically, legally, logically, and morally improper for addressing reparations.
No, America Wasn’t Built On Slavery, But Faith That All Men Are Created Equal
By reframing America’s founding around slavery, the 1619 Project misreads history and the role Americans played in realizing the ideals of the Declaration.
The Ghost Of John C. Calhoun Haunts Today’s American Left
The irony of the New York Times’ 1619 Project is that it embraces the critique of the American Founding espoused by the leading defender of Southern slavery, Sen. John C. Calhoun.
If You’re Not Grateful To The United States, Why Are You Here?
New York University professor Suketu Mehta recently published a book arguing that ‘immigration is a form of reparations’ for past American crimes.
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.
Harriet Tubman Biopic’s Trailer Drops, To Excitement and Controversy
While some are still offended by the concept of a British actor playing an African-American, Cynthia Erivo’s upcoming film, ‘Harriet,’ appears to have all the makings of a success
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.
3 Ignorant Myths About The Betsy Ross Flag, Dispelled
The nation’s leaders after the Civil War did not see a need to alter the flag’s appearance because they outlawed slavery under it. The American flag—the Union flag—was the victor in the Civil War.
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.
Why We Need Monuments To Washington And Jefferson More Than Ever
History should be taught and scrutinized, but should never be sanitized, at least not in a country that aspires to learn from its imperfect past.
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