Tag: American Founding & History

The framers of our constitution…said that certain virtues are necessary for self-government when it comes to compromise, or moderation, or civility…where do we get those virtues now? –...

In an often-told story, Benjamin Franklin, upon exiting the 1787 Constitutional Convention, was asked what sort of government the delegates had created. “A republic, if you can keep...

“No one really knows what 2018 will bring, but it seems that it definitely will not bring a smaller federal budget” (Leon Wolf, The Blaze) The United States...

This month we celebrate the five-hundredth anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenberg, an event that unintentionally ignited what we...

The United States has been one of the most economically free countries in the world, but it might not stay that way for long. The U.S. dropped from...

As families gather for barbecues all across the country in honor of Memorial Day, I’m humbly reminded of the important connection between freedom and flourishing. To honor the...

The April edition of The Atlantic magazine featured a fascinating article, “Breaking faith: the culture war over religious morality has faded; in its place is something much worse.”...

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