Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The following article is excerpted from a speech delivered by the author in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Grove City College’s Institute for Faith & Freedom on June 6, 2023. The video … Continue reading
James Madison is perhaps America’s most enigmatic Founding Father, misunderstood by contemporaries and historians alike. But his political theory is incredibly rich, and when combined with his political career, can shed vision on his profoundly American vision of how politics … Continue reading
In the summer of 1945, World War II was churning toward its fiery climax. A new weapon had been born, a “destroyer of worlds.” During the last week of July, under the command of Captain Charles McVay III, USS Indianapolis delivered the … Continue reading
December 7, 1941. A date that changed America and the world forever. Early that Sunday morning, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded—eight Navy battleships … Continue reading
“Let’s Roll:” The High Price of American Freedom with the Hon. Paul J. McNulty ’80 The suffering and sacrifices connected with the 9-11 terrorist attacks twenty years ago will never be adequately understood or appreciated. There were countless heroes whose … Continue reading
A Grand Old Flag – Our Flag with Dr. Peter Keim Two hundred and forty-four years old and waving as proudly in the breeze as ever, Our Flag, A Grand Old Flag. The National Flag of the United States of … Continue reading
The Rise of Big Tech: A Q&A with Rachel Bovard Rachel Bovard ’06 is the Senior Director of Policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute. Rachel has over a decade of experience fighting for conservative policies in Washington. After graduating from … Continue reading
Virtue in the Madisonian Republic with Dr. Jay Cost Common conceptions of the constitutional system is that it works like a machine, transforming our selfish interests into public policy. James Madison—the Father of the Constitution—emphasized this idea in the Federalist Papers, where … Continue reading
Election 2016 vs. 2020: The Woman Who Called the 2016 Presidential Race with Paul Kengor & Salena Zito Salena Zito joined the Washington Examiner in 2016 as a Pittsburgh-based columnist and reporter, and is also a columnist at the New … Continue reading
Religious Freedom and Today’s Supreme Court: How the Founders’ View is Critical to all our Liberties with Randall Wenger
Churchill, FDR, and Ike: Lessons in Leadership and Faith from Partners Who Won World War II with Gary Scott Smith
Was FDR the Worst President in U.S. History? with Burt Folsom
Kennedy and Nixon – Friends and Adversaries with Richard G. Jewell
Cold War Witness: The Enduring Words and Relevance of Whittaker Chambers with Andrew Mitchell
Twenty years ago this week, the U.S. Senate began the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. All of America was gripped by the stunning story of the impeachment of a president of the United States. Few individuals witnessed that historic … Continue reading
The Making of George Washington with Gary Gregg There are two stories that many Americans do not know about one of the most well-recognized Founding Fathers—George Washington. Dr. Gary Gregg explains why every American should know about these important experiences … Continue reading
The Enigma of Ben Franklin’s Faith with Tommy Kidd
Taxation and Representation: What the Founders Thought About Tax Policy with Jared Walczak
Humility and the Art of Compromise in the American Founding with David Bobb
Abigail Adams: Historian of Women with Edith Gellis
