History - The New American

Samuel Adams: More Than a Beer

Samuel Adams is more than just a beer. Sadly, on today’s college campuses there is a profound lack of knowledge and awareness of...

Dr. Jake Jacobs October 21, 2017

More Confederate Monuments Going Up — On Private Land

Steve Byas September 6, 2017

Faced with a Taliban-like frenzy to remove all memorials to Confederate dead, some have resorted to erecting new monuments on private land. ...

Iconoclasts Vandalize Statues of Columbus in New York and Baltimore

Warren Mass September 4, 2017

Statues of Christopher Columbus in Yonkers, New York, Astoria, Queens, and Baltimore have been vandalized by those with a revolutionary agenda. ...

L.A. Goes P.C. and Replaces Columbus Day With “Indigenous Peoples Day”

Warren Mass September 1, 2017

The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 on August 30 to designate the second Monday in October as “Indigenous Peoples Day” — which...

Comedian, Humanitarian Jerry Lewis Dead at Age 91

Bob Adelmann August 21, 2017

The mainstream media missed a wonderful opportunity to honor the passing of a true humanitarian. ...

Interior Secretary and Nat’l. Park Service Defend Historic Value of Confederate Memorials

Warren Mass August 17, 2017

A spokesman for the National Park Service said the NPS is committed to safeguarding Confederate memorials, while educating visitors about the causes they...

Why Do They Libel the Dead?

Steve Byas August 16, 2017

Why do so many people either libel the dead, or care so little about others perpetuating negative falsehoods about notable figures in history?...

Dana Loesch’s NRA Ad Attacking New York Times Understates Its Dishonesty

Bob Adelmann August 8, 2017

Dana Loesch, the conservative radio talk-show host and spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association (NRA), voiced the anger of many citizens that the...

HBO’s “Confederate” Series Creating Controversy From Two Directions

Steve Byas August 4, 2017

The upcoming "Confederate" series on HBO is catching flak, and deservedly so, from two directions. ...

“Dunkirk” Movie Review: Live to Fight Again Another Day

Steve Byas July 22, 2017

Director Christopher Nolan has produced a movie well worth seeing. ...

HBO “Confederate” Series to Perpetuate Myths About Civil War and Slavery

Steve Byas July 20, 2017

No doubt the new HBO series Confederate will be well-done, but it can also be expected to perpetuate certain myths about the relationship...

Was History Channel’s Earhart Documentary Fake News?

Lisa Shaw July 16, 2017

New evidence has emerged, calling into question the History Channel’s documentary on Amelia Earhart and the core piece of evidence that, according to...

History Channel Documentary Says Amelia Earhart Was Captured, Not Drowned

Lisa Shaw July 11, 2017

In concurrence with the 80th anniversary of the disappearance of America’s first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic comes the History Channel’s...