The Founders’ Faith

Some American history, from Citizen Magazine (emphasis in original): …Today, there are some — mainly on the Left — who paint the Founders not as Christians but as Deists, believers in an impersonal creator who left his creations to fend for themselves. But while that description fits less than a handful of the Founders, to [...]

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, revisited

From Mr. Smith and The Ides of March, by Robinson O’Brien-Bours: While both Clooney’s and Capra’s films depict a political system rife with corruption, there is a hugely important difference between the two. Clooney’s dark and pessimistic tale brings no closure to it, and no hope; one leaves the theater with a bitter sense of [...]

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The American Mind, or The Logic of Freedom

Letters from an Ohio Farmer provides a great little history and philosophy lesson, in The American Mind.

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John Quincy Adams: on the rule of right

From July 4, 1837, a look at the novelty and morality of American government.

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Living in the middle of nowhere…

… Jana Novak reflects on George Washington, and Forging Independence.

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The American Creed

Chuck Colson builds on G. K. Chesterton’s observation that America is the only nation in the world founded on a creed. hat tip: Sue Thielke (on Facebook)

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Some United States of America history

Celebrate Our Freedom -The Declaration of Independence.

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Coolidge, unspun

Liberal historians apparently tend to hate President Coolidge, and have been known to spin him out of recognition. There’s no reason we need to let them get away with it, though, is there? For instance, “the business of America is business” isn’t fair, or accurate. Steven Hayward has the real quote, in context, as well [...]

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The Founding of America

I caught today’s Focus on the Family broadcast – which turned out to be Part 2 (of 2) of “The Founding of America,” with David Barton. I’m looking forward to listening to Part One when I can carve out some time later, and to listening to Part Two again. There are suggested resources at the [...]

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Book note: City of Man

Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner  were on this morning’s Focus on the Family broadcast discussing how Christians can and should engage today’s culture.  Much of the discussion was tied to material covered in their book: City of Man: Religion and Politics in the New Era. The discussion was worthwhile, and the book sounds like it [...]

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