History

A July 4 Warning Against Empire

John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State in the administration of President James Monroe, offered a toast to his native America on July 4,...

Jack Kenny July 4, 2011

General John Stark: The Man, the Motto, and the “Coverup”

Jack Kenny June 24, 2011

John Stark was a genuine hero of the American Revolutionary War or, if you prefer, America’s War for Independence. That he is not...

Remembering the Problems of Empire

Bruce Walker June 14, 2011

Why is it that so much of the world seems mired in hatreds, violence, slavery, and pain? The reason is not complex: Most...

Anniversary of the Landing of LaFayette

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 13, 2011

Schoolchildren learn of the crucial and timely role played by France in the American victory over King George III’s redcoats. The personification of...

Anniversary of the Petition of Right: Essential Part of American History

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 12, 2011

Several landmark documents from English history have contributed significantly to our own Constitution bulwark of liberty. One of these documents just celebrated a...

Fred Koch: Oil Man Against Communism

June 10, 2011

In the year 1930, the city of Tiflis (now Tbilisi) was a captive capital. The ancient city in the heart of the Caucasus,...

FDR’s Solicitor General Withheld Evidence in Japanese Internment Cases

Michael Tennant June 7, 2011

Even in peacetime, government lies are so commonplace as to hardly be news. During wartime, however, the government fib fabricator goes into overdrive...

Bane of the Barbary Pirates

Jack Kenny May 27, 2011

When Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the United States on March 4, 1801, there was but a fleeting hint of warning...

Robert Welch: An Americanist Entrepreneur

May 13, 2011

In 1914, when the Old World was at war, the New, unaware of the designs of its political and financial leaders, expected to...

Bin Laden & Al-Qaeda: U.S. Govt. Creations

Alex Newman May 5, 2011

The popular narrative surrounding the life of Osama bin Laden is filled with questions, intrigue, and misinformation. Though he ultimately became one of...

Why Did It Take 10 Years to Get bin Laden?

Alex Newman May 4, 2011

Questions about President Obama’s ever-changing narrative on Osama bin Laden’s reported assassination and rampant speculation that at least some Pakistani officials may have...