Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
On July 12, 1804, former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton died from injuries sustained in a duel against Aaron Burr. Burr had challenged Hamilton following a long string of overheard political attacks over the years. But who was right, and who was wrong?
The myth that America would magically function better with more political parties ignores one stubborn fact: more factions don’t automatically create more agreement. Look at the 574 federally recognized tribal governments. They don’t speak with one voice—and they shouldn’t be expected to. The 2022 renaming of 643 geographic features proved that even within Native communities, history, language, and culture are far more complex than Washington’s one-size-fits-all solutions. Diversity of opinion is a strength, but pretending there’s only one “correct” voice is politics masquerading as consensus.
The real problem isn’t that America has two political parties—it’s that we’ve rediscovered tribalism. I remember growing up in the 1980s when your “tribe” was mostly your family, your neighborhood, your church, or the people your parents spent time with. Democrats and Republicans certainly disagreed, but most Americans weren’t immersed in the other side’s outrage 24 hours a day. Social media changed that. Today we’re constantly exposed to the loudest, angriest voices from the “other tribe,” and algorithms profit by keeping us divided, suspicious, and emotionally invested in conflict. Every insult, every viral clip, and every political flashpoint reinforces the idea that our fellow Americans are enemies rather than neighbors. When political hatred escalates into threats or acts of violence—including attacks targeting public figures—it should remind us that tribalism, left unchecked, stops being politics and starts becoming something far more dangerous. A constitutional republic cannot survive if our highest loyalty is to the tribe instead of to the principles that bind us together.
In 2022, during the peak of America’s DEI-driven renaming campaign, Washington quietly rewrote more than 650 historic geographic names with the stroke of a pen. No vote in Alpena County. No referendum in Michigan. No debate in Congress. Just appointed federal officials deciding what generations of local residents should call their own landmarks. Whether you believe the name should stay or go isn’t the only question. The bigger one is this: Who gets to decide? If local history can be edited from a desk in Washington today, what piece of your community’s heritage gets rewritten tomorrow? It’s time to restore local control, preserve historical context, and remind the federal government that not every issue belongs in Washington.
Last time we met, we looked at the first three commandments that God gave to his people through Moses. For the purposes of better understanding western thought, it is critical to recognize that the Ten Commandants have been the bedrock of western morality for centuries. As we discussed, the entire law of Moses is predicated on two …
As we continue to explore the philosophical basis for western civilization, it is key to understand that the underpinnings of what we consider morality today is rooted in the Ten Commandments of the Hebrew Torah. Whether one considers them to be divinely inspired or not, they have been pillars of our civilization for centuries, and it …
If you’ve ever wondered why some people seem allergic to national healing, follow the incentives. Misery has an economy. Outrage has a payroll.
A few Brits on Twitter congratulated us on our 250th birthday as a nation by reminding us that this Sunday they will celebrate the 1,099th anniversary of their nationhood.
Well, cheers to them as well.
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to formally vote to declare independence from Great Britain. The vote of the states was 12 yes, 0 no, and 1 abstention. New York failed to vote because its delegates claimed they lacked direction from their state government.
Mercury was once the miracle metal. Doctors prescribed it. Gold miners depended on it. Hat makers worked with it. NASA even launched it into space as the propellant for experimental ion engines. Then science caught up. The same liquid metal that advanced civilization was quietly attacking the human brain, poisoning rivers, and climbing the food chain. Mercury is a reminder that some of humanity’s greatest innovations come with a simple question we often ask too late: What if the miracle is actually the warning?
As the nation marked its 250th anniversary, a massive flotilla headed to New York City for the Sail4th 250 gathering of warships and historic vessels. Bradley Blackburn and Alice Gainer report.
For a nation founded by farmers, we sure spend a lot of time maintaining grass we can’t eat. The American lawn wasn’t born out of practicality—it was imported from European aristocrats as a symbol of wealth. Today, millions of us faithfully burn fuel, spread fertilizer, and surrender our Saturdays maintaining tiny suburban kingdoms that exist mostly to impress the neighbors. We rejected kings in 1776, then spent the next two centuries pretending to be them, one freshly mowed lawn at a time.
Check out this week’s round-up of the media’s feeble attempt to report the news. Don Surber is your guide. You’ll appreciate his snarky sense of humor on our Fourth Estate.
In 2036 sons & daughters of the CCP elites will qualify to run for the US House. In 2041 they will qualify to run for the US Senate. In 2046, they will be eligible to run for the US Presidency. THIS is the Trojan Horse 6 justices gave America because they fear the Leftist mob will come after their family members.
What if the ancient Roman Empire—the brutal, iron-fisted superpower that crucified our Lord—never actually died, but is quietly ruling the world today? Welcome back to our small group study! John Barnett here. I want you to imagine we are sitting right across the table from each other at Panera or Starbucks, with our Bibles wide …
There is nothing like living in a dictatorship to appreciate the significance of our precious Bill of Rights. This photo of yours truly was taken in 1973 when, along with the protection of my American passport, I resided in the Republic of China (Taiwan) while it was under Chiang’s dictatorship.
In its decision to reject President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship by ruling that he does not have the power to unilaterally overturn the longstanding principle that guarantees citizenship to all children born in the United States, the Supreme Court is sanctioning the nation’s path to self-annihilation.
On July 17, 1980, Ronald Reagan accepted the Republican nomination for president. In his acceptance speech, he said, “For those who have abandoned hope, we’ll restore hope and we’ll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again!”
In 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention went to Philadelphia to create a stronger national government than what existed under the first national framework of government, the Articles of Confederation. The issue of slavery was not on the agenda, but could not be avoided.
One of the first liberating principles upon which our republic was founded…going back to well before the Declaration of Independence…declared that men could actually govern themselves.