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
Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays—second only to Thanksgiving, and probably tied with Christmas. It seems fitting to begin our “Giants of History” series with one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War. I considered exploring Thomas Jefferson—after all, he did pen the Declaration of Independence, the reason for our 4th of July … More Giants of History: The Courage of Nathan Hale
Scarcely a Fourth of July goes by that I don’t watch one of my favorite America movies: Mel Gibson’s 2000 films The Patriot. A South Carolina farmer with a checkered past becomes a hero in the Revolutionary War. It’s an epic work of historical fiction based on factual events and characters, and it just gets … More 4th of July Movie Night: The Patriot
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
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
A Voice of Liberty 