When in the Course of Human Events
On July 3, 1776 – the Second Continental Congress having the day before enacted a resolution declaring the political ties between United Colonies and Great Britain “totally dissolved” – an…
Teaching Unbiased American History
In his Gettysburg Address at the height of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln pointed out that the United States was “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are…
Magna Carta’s Influence on the Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution
The Magna Carta created the moral and political premise that, in many ways, the American founding was built upon. The Magna Carta came to represent the idea that the people…
The China Challenge and America’s Founding Principles
Between June 24 and July 22, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Attorney General William Barr, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a series of speeches…
The Pledge of Allegiance
I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and…
Virtue and the Social Fabric
The Declaration of Independence served a dual function at the momentous occasion of its adoption, July 4, 1776. The first was that it was the issuance of a statement of…
Restoring American Exceptionalism
President Obama has dangerously surrendered the nation’s global leadership, but it can be ours again—if we choose his successor wisely. By Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney • …
The History of America’s Independence Day
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! LET FREEDOM RING! PBS “Taxation without representation!” was the battle cry in America’s 13 Colonies, which were forced to pay taxes to England’s King George III…
Independence Day: Happy Birthday America
John Adams’ letters from Philadelphia celebrate a nation conceived in liberty. by Peter Roff On the morning of July 3, 1776 John Adams, delegate to the Second Continental Congress from…
July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve…
Progressives are wrong about the essence of the Constitution
by George F. Will In a 2006 interview, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said the Constitution is “basically about” one word — “democracy” — that appears in neither that document…
[Flashback interview] Retired Senator Malcolm Wallop: “Frontier Freedom”
“America needed to define its interests. . . . The first, foremost obligation is defense of the homeland. . . . (2) We are a trading nation. We need access…
Ronald Reagan’s 1957 Commencement Address Eureka College
From the beginning our nation was charged “with a responsibility to all mankind.” by Scott L. Vanatter In one of this first public speeches Ronald Reagan offered the Commencement Address…
Obama at odds with Founders
by Kathrine Kersten On Nov. 6, Americans will vote in an election whose importance rivals that of the election of 1912 — 100 years ago. That election, which put Woodrow…