Have you ever heard of someone so principled that he quit his job rather than do something he knew to…
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In St. John’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, delegates from around the colony gathered to discuss matters that would rile…
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, a fortune teller warns the Roman potentate to “Beware the Ides of March.” In the calendar…
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One hundred years ago today—on a chilly March 4, 1925—President Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated again after his re-election the previous…
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I was recently taken aback by a lengthy piece that I read (very oddly) in the Wall Street Journal. Jacob…
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On June 12, 1929, America’s First Lady Lou Hoover hosted one of several social gatherings at the White House for…
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The official platforms of American political parties are often short on substance and long on platitudes. Sometimes they are a…
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On this Inauguration Day, it’s worth noting that the man who delivered the longest inaugural address in American history also…
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Thirty-two years ago this month—on March 23, 1992—Austrian economist, political philosopher, and Nobel laureate Friedrich August von Hayek passed away…
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Many Americans owe their knowledge of Japanese samurai to filmmakers. Renowned for their discipline and courage, the samurai were the…
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