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opinion
James Madison’s Warning for the Administrative State
James Madison never heard of the EPA, the SEC, or the FTC. But as one of the Founding Fathers, he understood the danger of allowing the same institution to make rules, enforce them, and then sit in judgment over the people accused of breaking them. In Federalist No. 47, Madison wrote that “the accumulation of… -
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Why Solzhenitsyn’s 1978 Speech About America Still Demands Attention
Welcome to the ninth in our series “Landmark Speeches in American History.” We are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with articles by prominent authors about how some of the greatest speeches in our history—by celebrated orators like Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.—honored the vision of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence…. -
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On the Constitution’s Birthday, Honor Her Virtues
For my birthday, my neighbors hold events listing my faults and describing how I should do better. Who am I? I’m the United States Constitution on Constitution Day at some colleges. Constitution Day is Sept. 17. Federal law requires that every college hold an educational program for students about the Constitution each year. The law doesn’t say… -
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We’ve Forgotten What the Days After 9/11 Were Like
Twenty-five years ago this month, the country we love did something it rarely does: It stopped arguing with itself. For a few weeks after the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, there was no red America or blue America. There was just America, standing in line to give blood, enlisting in numbers recruiters hadn’t seen since Vietnam, hanging flags off overpasses in towns that had… -
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‘Fire and Be Damned!’ North Carolina and the Sparks That Lit the American Revolution
By the late 1760s, North Carolina was a smoldering tinderbox of conflict. Elected officials Cornelius Harnett and John Ashe had led the Sons of Liberty in resisting the Stamp Act, making its enforcement impossible and contributing to Parliament’s repeal of the tax, but deeper grievances remained. Drought brought crop failures, hunger, economic depression, and a… -
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Calvin Coolidge on the Christian Roots of American Liberty
Welcome to the seventh in our series, Landmark Speeches in American History. We are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with articles by prominent authors about how some of the greatest speeches in our history—by celebrated orators like Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.—honored the vision of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence…. -
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North Carolina Before the Revolution Was a Tinderbox Ready to Ignite
Understanding North Carolina before 1776 helps explain the crucial but often overlooked role it played in America’s break with Britain. By the time of the Revolution, the colony had accumulated a volatile mix of political resentment, economic hardship, frontier independence, religious dissent, and frustration with government abuse and inadequate representation in its own colonial assembly…. -
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When Virtue Signaling Replaces Character
It has never been easier to feel virtuous without making much of an effort. Put pronouns in an email signature, repost the slogan of the day, or join the online denunciation of someone who used the wrong word. In many circles, such gestures are expected. A person can take part with little at stake and… -
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Trump Makes Appearance in Ohio as Patriot Games Conclude
The Patriot Games came to a conclusion on Tuesday night at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, where male and female high school athletes from all 50 states and some territories were competing for $125,000 scholarships. President Donald Trump, who announced the event last year as an initiative celebrating America 250, was present for the finale…. -
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A Win in Philadelphia for America’s Founders
RealClearWire—On July 15, the National Park Service hung new interpretive signs at the President’s House Site in Independence Park, where George Washington lived as president while Philadelphia was the nation’s capital. This is a major development in the battle between those who want to portray America’s history in a traditional manner and woke activists who depict… -
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What Should the Smithsonian Do?
A recent White House report put the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History under fire. The report details historical distortions and egregious omissions in how the museum depicts the national narrative. There are no exhibits on George Washington or the Declaration of Independence, even as America marks its 250th birthday. Concerns over the museum raise a real question:… -
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Time for a Renaissance of American Public Service
America has no shortage of critics. What it increasingly lacks are American citizens willing to step forward and serve. A republic cannot survive indefinitely as a spectator sport, with millions of people shouting from the sidelines while expecting someone else to defend the country, administer justice, strengthen the community, and preserve the institutions on which freedom depends. Self-government requires… -
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Fox News Delivered Its Highest-Rated Fourth of July in Network History During America 250
Fox News Channel dominated television ratings in July, highlighted by its highest-rated Fourth of July coverage in network history, according to Nielsen Media Research. Several broadcast networks, conversely, suffered historic lows, further demonstrating the steady shift in American TV viewing habits. Record Fourth of July Ratings After America celebrated its 250th anniversary with, in all… -
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Was America Built on Slavery and Racism? The Confederacy’s ‘Cornerstone’ Gives the Answer
Welcome to the sixth in our series, Landmark Speeches in American History. We are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with articles by prominent authors about how some of the greatest speeches in our history—by celebrated orators like Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.—honored the vision of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence…. -
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Fauci’s Return Is a Timely Reminder Liberty Requires Eternal Vigilance
Anthony Fauci, prime architect of government tyranny during COVID-19, made a spluttering return to Capitol Hill. A far cry from the rockstar persona he cultivated during the pandemic, Fauci appeared deflated as his authoritarianism was laid bare before a furious American people. But though Fauci has been appropriately marked as a tyrant, his domineering ilk… -
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Matthew Spalding Tutors Congress on How the Smithsonian Has Attacked Our History
“When in the course of human events …” With those words, Thomas Jefferson began the Declaration of Independence and gave voice to a proposition that would change the world. The phrase is not ornamental. It is the architecture of political history. Nations are born, tested, defended, and sometimes squandered by human events: decisions made by… -
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How to Live a Blessed Life
This is an adapted excerpt from Frank Kelly III’s recent book “Love & Go: 12 Powerful Truths for a Blessed Life,” released Feb. 24, 2026 from Gordon Publishing. My newest book,“Love & Go: 12 Powerful Truths for a Blessed Life,” weaves together the call to “Love” and the mission to “Go,” creating a transformative guide for… -
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Daniel Oliver Understood That the Liberty Tree Demands an Offense
America lost a great patriot just as she prepared to celebrate her 250th birthday. Daniel Oliver died on June 26, 2026, after a life spent in the vineyards of the conservative movement—as a lawyer, editor, public servant, Reagan administration official, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, chairman of National Review, leader and trustee of conservative… -
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Soccer, America, ‘Country Roads,’ and the World
The country roads of America brought the world across our land, as our role hosting the World Cup fittingly coincided with America 250. The sprawling event on a grand stage reminded the world—and us—about important realities of our nation at its quarter-millennial birthday. Now, like most Americans, I hugely prefer our football—which starts soon. We… -
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Frederick Douglass’ Message for Conservatives Today
Welcome to the fifth in our series, Landmark Speeches in American History. We are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with articles by prominent authors about how some of the greatest speeches in our history—by celebrated orators like Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.—honored the vision of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence….