History

Today's spokesmen for identity politics are vague about the principles of their creed. Earlier advocates, however, were quite clear.

The Declaration should be cherished for containing “an abstract truth, applicable to all men and all times” that serves as “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to the very harbingers of re-appearing tyranny and oppression.”

America's victory at Midway demonstrated—not in fiction or film, but in life—the power of the mind over sheer might.

What led a devout Puritan minister to precede Thomas Jefferson in calling for a separation between church and state? John M. Barry answers this question.

On May 24, 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge opened for public use. It was a triumph over nature, doomsayers, and corrupt politicians.

Duke Ellington crafted a sound that “literally lifts one out of one’s seat.” He flourished despite widespread racism and opened the doors of the world from behind his piano. Celebrate the Duke's birthday with a taste of the unrestrained joy he brought to music and life.

If you’re not familiar with Franklin’s life and accomplishments, then you’re missing out on one of the most inspiring and instructive stories in world history.

More than any of his colleagues, James Madison forged the tools and marshaled the principles necessary to establish a free country—and this achievement justifies the appellation he was too modest to accept: Father of the Constitution.

On April 15, 1947, Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson not only changed the complexion of baseball, he changed America.

“I’ve been preaching liberty as against coercion; I’ve been preaching capitalism as against socialism; and I’ve been preaching this doctrine in every form and with any excuse.” —Henry Hazlitt