Two hundred and fifty years ago, men in powdered hair and knee breeches did what no colony had ever done successfully. They broke away from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not bloodthirsty radicals. They had petitioned again and again to remain loyal subjects of the Crown. They ...
There are moments when history reaches across the centuries with startling clarity. Standing in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, and looking at Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good and Bad Government," I had one of those moments. Nearly 700 years old, the series of fresco paintings ...
The "independent fact checkers" at PolitiFact did something truly shocking on July 2. They tagged a Democrat with their harshest judgment, "Pants On Fire." It's shocking because it's been almost two years since the last time they lit pants for a Democrat. On July 31, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. ...
Beyond the Red, White, and Blue: America’s 250th Birthday Editor's note: The following letter was written by 14 year-old Molly Skyles who is going into the 9th grade at Houghton High School. She said she was inspired by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, saying she ...
In the first Federalist Paper, Alexander Hamilton warned that a great risk to liberty comes from those who start out as "demagogues" and end up as "tyrants." He nevertheless judged the risk worth taking to establish a constitutional republic. He can be forgiven for taking that chance. Back in ...
Thank God lightning will not strike twice the same spot - in reference to the character issue. Maine's Graham Platner was a seriously flawed Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate despite first being the choice of many Democratic leaders in the state and in Washington. It took repeated ...