By Guest Blogger: Farah Thompson Would you believe me if I said America is a ticking time bomb? If you don’t, perhaps you will by the end of this post. Essentially, the media, the government, and big tech have set themselves a trap. They are the trifecta of powers that be, or “the man.” Social … More Guest Post: The American System is on Life Support
We should be deathly afraid and fiercely opposed to a silent but deadly foe that is sweeping across our country: historical ignorance. American schools at every level are failing to teach even the most basic history, and as a result many young Americans are appallingly under-equipped to defend freedom. Here are some studies and statistics … More To Destroy a Nation, Destroy its Memory
Something about summer puts me in a country music mood. I’m an outspoken country music fan, but I have to make a confession: I didn’t grow up on country music, and I didn’t grow up in the country. Nonetheless I’ve always preferred wide open spaces to city life, and I’ve fallen in love with country … More Proud to be an American: 10 Patriotic Country Songs
When the Hamilton musical brought the Founding Fathers to life through rap and song in 2016, it made Independence-era history more popular than it had been in a long time. Alexander Hamilton is the perfect picture of the American Dream—an orphan and immigrant who worked non-stop to become a critical part of the war effort … More History Has its Eyes on You
“For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation. Europe was enslaved and the world prayed for its rescue. Here in Normandy, the rescue began.” Those are the words of President Ronald Reagan on June 6, … More Remembering D-Day: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade has ruled America’s judicial and legislative world with the assertion that killing a child is a “right.” But there has been a cultural revolution rumbling beneath the surface, and it’s about to break through. Even a few years ago, the biggest problem facing the pro-life movement was that … More The Fuse is Lit to End Roe v. Wade
The American flag flies high and proud in this part of the country, but the people here seem to have forgotten what it means. My hubby and I noticed it on our Memorial Day Weekend trek around upstate New York and western Vermont—Old Glory was flying outside virtually every farm house, painted brightly on fences … More Diluted Patriotism in the Lake Champlain Region
This Memorial Day weekend, my husband and I went on a drive through upstate New York and Vermont, and as we were driving through one small town after another, there were photos of fallen local heroes hanging on lampposts to commemorate their sacrifice. It was a touching reminder of what this holiday weekend is really … More Remember the Fallen
We tend to overlook the moral complexity of characters and storylines, cause they’re just fun superhero movies. As broken as our country is, American values run deeper in our culture than we usually realize, and I think it would do us a lot of good to talk about that. … More The Avengers Bolster American Patriotism
What makes America… America? It’s not just bacon cheeseburgers, football, the wild west, cowboy boots and the star-spangled banner—though it is all of that. America is a nation, and yet more than a nation. America is an idea, a belief, a people—it’s “We the People,” and the belief that people matter, really matter. … More The Battle for the Soul of America
A Voice of Liberty 