Our Great U.S. Culture War Series, No.4a.
From 1607 to 1776 a new nation was created. That nation had a unifying culture. It included a shared identity as an American.
History
We Would Have Never Agreed to This, Had We Known Where It Led
Over the past century, we’ve embarked on a number of noble initiatives to improve the world in which we live. But in the true spirit of “never let a crisis (or opportunity) go to waste,” the leftists have managed to subvert all of these pursuits.
The Root of the Problem? Globalism
On most mornings, especially approaching election season, if you tune into Fox News or even some other network you will occasionally see a reporter in a diner or a restaurant going from table to table asking what the top issue is for America. Some will say inflation, some crime. Several people will say the border …
The Last Will and Testament of Mary McLeod Bethune
Bethune’s Last Will and Testament is where she penned her hopes for Black America. In reading them, her last words struck me as so prescient.
Joe Biden Convinced Me – We Need Better Weapons
Joe Biden unwittingly provided a very convincing argument, that we would be fools to ever allow ourselves to be disarmed.
Home of the Brave, By Sean Dietrich
We are the land of the Free, because of the Brave. A simple phrase embodies the whole gift of America and the sacrifices of those who gave us that blessing.
The Task Ahead
The Task Ahead; The Patriots Challenge As we celebrate the 4th of July and thank God for His hand upon our country and the freedom that we enjoy we need to remind ourselves of the sacrifices made by those first patriots. Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of …
The Forgotten Founding Father
We’re familiar with Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and other Founding Fathers. But have you ever heard of Gouverneur Morris? He’s important, too!
Happy Independence Day.
It’s Proper On Our Nation’s 247th Anniversary, We Pause To Remember The Men Who Risked It All, And Reread The Mutual Death Warrant They Signed. We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor… In the very hot summer of 1776, representatives of the original thirteen colonies of Great Britain met in Philadelphia, and …
The Forgotten Patriot
Most of us can tell at least part of the story of Revere’s famous midnight ride. But how many are familiar with Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere?
Book Review-The First Conspiracy
A great book review: Attempting to unmask the plot against the George Washington
It’s Starting To Look A Lot Like 1917 In Russia
The last time things got this way in Russia, we ended up fighting a Cold War for 6 decades with a thing called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Science, Rationalism and the Enlightenment
The age of enlightenment in the mid 1700’s was led by thinkers such as Voltaire, Descartes, and Montesquieu in France, and Kant and Mendelssohn in Germany. These philosophers believed that a new world was dawning.
Upholding Liberty: Reflecting on the Founding Fathers’ Definition of Tyranny Amidst Post-Pandemic Measures
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Thomas Jefferson
The Enlightenment as a Political Movement
Over the last few days, we have been exploring the enlightenment as a philosophical movement. This movement started as a reaction to the significant advances in math and science, particularly Isaac Newton’s mathematical modeling of planetary movement, which described their orbits without the traditional process of metaphysics, the understanding of the planet’s first principles. From there, the …
The Enlightenment and The Science of Man
As we continue trying to understand the philosophy of the enlightenment (an admitted challenge for me I freely admit) we started with Newton’s mathematical explanation of the movement of planets. He completed this analysis without the use of metaphysics, the intellectual discipline where the observer would attempt to understand the entire nature of the item that …
The Enlightenment – Empiricism and Skepticism
Last time we talked about rationalism and the enlightenment, how science became a large influence on the philosophers of the time and how they felt that science would continue to unlock the secrets of the universe to mankind, both those secrets that were scientifically provable, and those that existed in a philosophical sense. Another …
Citizenship – Or, Thoughts on Why Paul was not Crucified
Citizenship can mean many things, depending on your viewpoint
COVID May Come Back to Haunt Donald Trump
Is this scenario plausible? A House subcommittee publishes a report concerning its investigation of COVID, blaming Anthony Fauci for wrondoing. An hour later Rod DeSantis releases a campaign video about Donald Trump giving a commendation to Fauci.
The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
The Rise and Fall of the American Empire; A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.