Category: US History
SURE, I’LL BUY HALF A COW
By: Jeffery Tucker Things have gotten strange in the world of shopping. I ran across a pack of butter for $8. I was shocked but…
AN IMMIGRATION CRISIS BEYOND IMAGINING
Todd Bensman January 2024 In 1960, the Eisenhower administration began counting the number of foreign nationals “apprehended” or “encountered” by what was then called the…
WHY YOUNG AMERICANS ARE NOT TAUGHT ABOUT EVIL
By: Dennis Prager Tue, Aug 29, 2023 Most of our schools teach almost nothing of importance, and nothing is more important than the study of…
IS A NEW GOLD STANDARD POSSIBLE?
By Jeffery A. Tucker The price of gold is once again testing its all-time highs as both individuals and institutions flee the chaos of our…
WHY PATRIOTISM AND HOPE IN AMERICA ARE DECLINING
By Hugo Gurdon, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2023 Americans are losing faith and interest in their country and its future. There is no other way to…
ARE WE THE BYZANTINES?
By: Victor Davis Hanson When Constantinople finally fell to the Ottomans on May 29, 1453, the Byzantine Empire and its capital had, up to that…
RATIONALITY AND IRRATIONALITY IN THE DEBT-CEILING ISSUE
By: Mark Hendrickson Well, here we go again: For the next few months, we’ll be witnessing what I call “the debt ceiling dance”—the same old…
EXPLAINING CONSERVATISM
By: Dennis Prager There are a number of reasons many young people shy away from conservatism. The most obvious is that they have been exposed…
THE CONSTITUTION IS THE ANSWER
By: Bobby Anne Flower Cox September 17th is the day that we reserve for honoring our Constitution. The day was codified in 1917 when many…
THE POLITICIZATION OF THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Harmeet K. Dhillon The following is adapted from a speech delivered on September 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C., at Hillsdale College’s Constitution Day Celebration. The…