Do We Have A Duty To Resist?
(Note: This essay is not a call for armed resistance. Instead, it examines historical situations that justify such resistance, as…
The Unfinished Revolution
The American Revolution did not end when the last British soldier departed our shores. It began a remarkable experiment in…
200 Years Ago, A Famous Sermon Honored Adams And Jefferson
On July 16, 1826, 200 years ago today, the Reverend William Staughton delivered a solemn and powerful sermon in the…
Europeans Should Embrace the American Revolution
We made it to our two-hundred-fiftieth birthday, America. What’s next? Let’s get back to work, so that our descendants can…
Land of the Free Because of the Brave
When we read history books, the outcome of an event is obvious because it has already happened. That leads to…
Taking the Founders on their Own Terms: Eric Metaxas’s Revolution:
In his defense of British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, John Adams declared: “Facts are stubborn things… and whatever…