Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
As America marks 250 years of history, Christians can celebrate God’s blessings and our nation’s remarkable achievements while honestly confessing our failures and seeking renewed faithfulness to Christ.
Most revolutions begin with promises of freedom and end with new forms of power. The French Revolution produced the Terror and Napoleon. The Russian Revolution produced Lenin and Stalin. The Chinese Revolution produced Mao and mass famine. History’s pattern is clear: tearing down institutions is far easier than building stable replacements. The American Revolution was different. The Founders inherited functioning local governments, a tradition of self-rule, and a deep understanding of human nature. Rather than trusting power, they divided it. Rather than creating permanent revolution, they created a constitutional republic capable of reform without collapse. As America approaches its 250th birthday, the greatest lesson of 1776 may not be that revolution is glorious, but that the true miracle was what came after—the creation of a nation where change could occur without needing another revolution.
What are the top 5 reasons the United States is the greatest nation ever conceived by mankind?
Out of the darkness and into the light is a metaphorical phrase that means moving from despair, sadness, or negativity to a state of happiness, peace and positivity. It often describes a personal journey of overcoming challenges and finding renewal.
There’s a hard truth nobody likes to say out loud: this didn’t just happen because of a few shady coin dealers—it happened because trusted voices carried the water. When names like Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, and Rudy Giuliani lent their platforms—directly or indirectly—to gold pitches, it wasn’t background noise. It was a credibility transfer. And when shows hosted by Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, and Mike Huckabee ran those same ads day after day, it didn’t just sell metal—it sold trust. That trust had value, and someone cashed it.
The way to save this country is to eat together. We don’t eat together anymore. We don’t eat supper at the same table. When did that stop?
On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, November 26 of that year as a national day of Thanksgiving and prayer.
There are stories in the news saying that the bloom is off the rose, that the special relationship between the United States and Israel is breaking down.
I remember before the game, things got very quiet. All 30-odd thousand people rose. The throngs of stadium chairs creaking sounded like the world was splitting.
March, 1783. The Revolutionary War was not over. The throng of Continental soldiers encamped at headquarters was pissed.
Tomorrow is the real No Kings Day. Next year, we will mark the 250th anniversary of the nation.
Husbands and sons. Carpenters and clergymen. Some rich, some poor. Some carrying the nicest firelocks money could buy. Some wielding nothing more than a pitchfork. I was playing my fife for them.
From standing for the National Anthem to pledging allegiance to the flag, national rituals shape our identity, unity, and shared vision. But what happens when these traditions fade? Fragmentation, division, and a loss of purpose.
The phrase “A man cannot serve two masters” comes from Matthew 6:24, where Jesus warns that divided loyalties ultimately lead to conflict.
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 …
Another poetic gift from Julie Plott Counihan, encouraging us all to believe in our great nation and exceptional people.
on October 2, 1780, Major John Andre, age 30, was hanged as a spy at Tappan, New York, mere days after being captured for the incident that has ever since been the primary example of treason in the American mind. But the story of John Andre isn’t the lesson for us today.
Reflections on the anniversary of America’s most tragic duel… Early in the morning of July 11, 1804, the Vice President and the former Secretary of the Treasury stood on the Plain of Weehawken – a wild land in New Jersey, where the laws were different from civilized New York, across the water – and they …
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”
On this July 4th, I am acknowledging the significance of our founding fathers’ gift to us, while recognizing that it is dying before our eyes.