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.
How To Unlock Jefferson’s Original Opening Of The Declaration Of Independence
Thomas Jefferson’s first draft held that our rights were ‘sacred and undeniable.’ What did we lose or gain by this change to America’s founding document?
To Remain Free, We Need To Deepen Our Understanding Of The Declaration
Too many have distorted or forgotten the words of the Declaration of Independence. In our defense of liberty, we cannot abandon the text’s core principles.
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.
Mayor In His Hometown Proposes Grinding Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday Into The Dust
It is Thomas Jefferson who wrote the words that became a promissory note of freedom for all races that this nation cashed in its own blood.
Podcast: The Changes In Progressivism, Nationalism, And Legacy Media
James Poulos, Executive Editor of The American Mind, joins Ben Domenech on this episode of the Federalist Radio Hour.
Interview: Senator Mike Lee On 2020 Dems, Mueller, And The Declaration
Senator Mike Lee joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss history, identity politics, Star Wars and more.
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.’
World Tyrants’ Sham Elections Prove Calling Something ‘Democratic’ Doesn’t Make It True
Western countries shouldn’t be fooled into believing a multiplication of ‘elections’ around the globe is a win for democracy.
Steven Pinker Shows How To Defend The Enlightenment Without Really Trying
Steven Pinker makes a good case that something has been going right in the modern world, but you’re on your own if you want to define exactly what that is.
How Albert Einstein Posthumously Spawned The Theory Of Wokeness Relativity
To understand a hit piece on Albert Einstein for being ‘racist,’ we have to understand the Theory of Wokeness Relativity.
For The Left, The Enlightenment Is Just Another Excuse To Cry ‘Racism’
Jamelle Bouie gives us a critique of the Enlightenment from the Left, and it’s exactly what you were expecting: another excuse to call everyone racist.
Dear Conservatives: The Enlightenment Is Not The Enemy
Some conservatives are dismissing the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and trying to surrender its brilliant legacy to the enemies of Enlightenment on the Left.
MSNBC’s Chuck Todd: Quoting The Declaration Of Independence Is ‘Very Fundamentalist’
MSNBC’s Chuck Todd has apparently never read the Declaration of Independence. Either that or he thinks agreeing with it is ‘very fundamentalist.’
The Confederate Statue Controversy Isn’t About Slavery, It’s About Ending America
Attacks on Confederate heritage have quickly evolved into attacks on American heritage, which was always the ultimate goal.
Leftists At UVA Are Proving President Trump Right About Thomas Jefferson Statues
Earlier this week around 100 people covered a UVA statue of Thomas Jefferson ‘in a black shroud…adorning it with signs that dubbed the former president a ‘racist’ and ‘rapist.’
Charlottesville’s Statue Burqas Are A Sign Of Liberals’ Panic Over What They’ve Unleashed
Charlottesville’s novel solution to the conflict over Confederate monuments is to drape them in statue burqas meant to shield viewers from temptation.
Podcast: Thoughtless Mobs Seek To Erase History By Destroying Statues
Jarrett Stepman joins Federalist Radio Hour to talk Charlottesville, statues, Brietbart, and the media of the alt-right movement.
Statue Watch: UVA Thomas Jefferson Vandalized, Ohio Revolutionary War Statue Decapitated
The statue was vandalized the day before UVA’s Black Student Alliance presented ‘demands’ that included teaching students about the relation between Thomas Jefferson and white supremacy.
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