History
Biographies, History, Politics & Rights
Live Free or Die: The Story of General John Stark
Jon Hersey January 4, 2018
General John Stark did more than help America win the Revolutionary War. He was an exemplar of that quintessential American virtue: independence.
History, Politics & Rights
The Boston Tea Party’s Principles and Heroes
Jon Hersey December 16, 2017
The Boston Tea Party and being “merry . . . at the idea of making so large a cup of tea for the fishes.”
Biographies, History, Politics & Rights
Wilberforce the Abolitionist: Monument to Perseverance
Jon Hersey November 25, 2017
The story of William Wilberforce is a gift to all who fight for freedom. It’s a reminder of the virtue of perseverance in righting wrongs.
History, Politics & Rights
The Federalist Essays Brought the U.S. Constitution to Life
Today in 1787, Alexander Hamilton published the first of the Federalist essays, which helped secure ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Biographies, History
Thomas Jefferson: Word and Deed
Jon Hersey September 3, 2017
Thomas Jefferson, whatever his flaws, was an intellectual giant whose key ideas lit up the world and still guide us today. Were it not for him, our world would be less bright, less free.
History
Captain Cook: Explorer of the Enlightenment
Timothy Sandefur May 21, 2017
This is the story of Captain James Cook, the greatest navigator and explorer of his age—and perhaps of all time.
History
Ron Chernow Gets “America at Her Best Is Hamiltonian”
Craig Biddle April 13, 2017
During a Q&A, Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton, receives a copy of Richard Salsman’s “America at Her Best Is Hamiltonian.”
History
The Greeks and America’s Founding Fathers, Part 3: The Two Freedoms
Timothy Sandefur February 21, 2017
Examines two conflicting conceptions of liberty held by various Western intellectuals and cultures in the long trek toward the modern individual rights-based ideal.
History
America at Her Best Is Hamiltonian
Richard M. Salsman February 21, 2017
Surveys the vital ideas and pivotal accomplishments of the great American founder and George Washington’s top aide, Alexander Hamilton.
History, Politics & Rights
Netanyahu Reads Nothing Less than Victory
Craig Biddle January 7, 2017
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been reading John David Lewis’s Nothing Less than Victory. This is exceedingly good news.