Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
Historians, political scientists, and philosophers alike often look at revolutions and ask the question “Was it a simple coup d’etat, or a real popular revolution? And if a real popular revolution, just how ‘popular’ was it, really?”
Conservatives credit George Orwell for predicting the oppressive moves of our government, and rightly so
t is said that, when George III learned that General Washington planned to return to farming rather than take a crown, as any European general would presumably do, the defeated king said “If he does that, then he will be the greatest man in the world.”
Would you agree to attend meetings for an entire hot, humid Philadelphia summer, from March 15 through September 17, without a working air conditioner in the conference room? That’s hard, but we’re not done.
Thirteen upstart colonies had declared themselves states, and united in a loose federation to fight for independence from the greatest military power on earth. And they handed over the reins to George Washington, to make it happen.
The great George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732, and served about seventeen years as a delegate in the Virginia colony’s House of Burgesses. He is remembered for many other things as well. The Father of his Country was known as a successful merchant, farmer, and horticulturalist, a prominent frontier …
Reflections on the anniversary of the closure of King’s College and the flight of its dean…
Washington’s Birthday is different, because on this day, we’re focused on one man. As well we should be.
In the crucible of post-Revolutionary War America, George Washington faced a pivotal test of leadership during the Newburgh Conspiracy of 1783,
The infamous Wounded Knee Massacre (1890) marked the brutal conclusion of the American Indian Wars, leaving hundreds of Lakota Sioux dead.
In the annals of history, one figure stands out as the unsung prophet of our times—Mark Twain.
This Part B of the second installment of a series on Our Great U.S. Culture War. American Biblical Worldview When the thirteen colonies became thirteen united states, that America was 98.2% Protestant. The Protestant denominations had their differences, but they shared a focus, allegiance, and affinity to the Holy Bible. Furthermore, “dissenting” Protestantism is a …
Our Great U.S. Culture War; how America started helps explain how we got to where we are and why.