Today in History: Roger Williams Banished From Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roger Williams played a pivotal role in shaping the concept of religious freedom in the United States, and his influence can be clearly...
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Why It’s OK to Say “Happy Columbus Day!”
Happy Columbus Day! Those three words could be enough to get me canceled in some circles. The fact that such a claim isn’t...
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Today in 1691: Massachusetts Bay Charter Issued — A Signal Step Along the Road to Independence
The issuance of the charter on October 7, 1691 set in motion a series of events that would culminate in the American War...
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The History of the Speaker of the House, Part 1
In light of the historical ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives — the first time a man was...
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Liberators vs. Triumvirs: The Battle of Philippi Begins Today in 42 B.C.
“In these circumstances, as the forces on both sides were unusually eager, the trumpet sounded, and they advanced against each other with a...
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On This Day in History: Congress Sends Proposed Bill of Rights to the States for Consideration
The sending of the Bill of Rights to the states for ratification on October 2, 1789, was a pivotal moment in U.S. history....
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Sallust: The Roman Historian Who Taught the Founders to Believe in Conspiracies
Sallust's writings played a significant role in shaping the American understanding of virtue, governance, and the fragility of republics. ...
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On This Day in 1789: First U.S. Standing Army Created; Founders Had Warned of the Danger to Liberty
For the framers of the U.S. Constitution, a standing army represented a threat to the very principles they sought to establish in the...
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Statistical Tricks in Climate Change
Man-made climate-change alarmists are having a field day with the summer heat we just endured. However, if we look at the actual data,...
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The John Birch Society: 65 Years of Surviving Unceasing Attacks
It’s been 65 years since Robert Welch launched one of the most correct and fearsome patriotic organizations in American history. This weekend, The John Birch Society...
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On This Day in History: The Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon, fought in 490 B.C., marked a critical moment in the struggle for dominance in the Mediterranean, and its repercussions...
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9/11 22 Years Later
More than two decades after the events of September 11, 2001, Paul Dragu and Steve Bonta remember the day from the vantage point of The...
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The Convention of 1787: What It Did, What It Was Supposed to Do, and What We Can Learn From the Difference
The delegates in 1787 produced an entirely new Constitution establishing an entirely new form of government. We got lucky then. ...
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How far Will the Left Go?
Riots. Radical environmentalism. The cancel culture. A weaponized legal system. Illegal immigration. Moral depravity on an unprecedented scale. A war on capitalism. These...
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Constitutional Scholar Explains Why Founders Rejected Term Limits
The New American’s Christian Gomez sits down with author and contributor to The New American magazine Joe Wolverton to discuss his online article titled, “Convention of States Ignores Term Limits...
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