From Healthcare to Holocaust
In the 1880s, Germany initiated government provision of healthcare. It was not long before doctors stopped serving patients and began serving the state...
History
Abraham Lincoln, Stepfather of Our Country
It would not seem a safe time to critique the wisdom, motivations, and character of Abraham Lincoln. Steven Spielberg’s reverential motion picture epic...
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Arkansas Honors Young Confederate Hero
The American Civil War was a dark chapter in America's history. Yet it did produce those who merited respect and honor. David O....
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Bismarck’s Blood and Iron Speech 150 Years Later
One hundred and fifty years ago, on September 30, 1862, Bismarck defended big military expenditures and military aggression in defense of statecraft. The...
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The Grim 50th Anniversary of “Silent Spring”
Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring. The politically correct pseudo-science therein was largely responsible for the banning of DDT...
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Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address: Did He Waste His Breath?
September 19, 2012 marked the 216th anniversary of George Washington’s Farewell Address. Deservedly so, this speech has become renowned for its prose and...
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Seventy-Five Years Later, The Hobbit Still Enchants Us
Seventy-five years ago, on September 21, 1937, the world received The Hobbit or There and Back Again, a strong and sweet message from...
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Cristeros’ Rallying Cry for Christ
In the 1920s, when Marxist-influenced politicians in Mexico virtually outlawed practicing the Christian religion, both priests and parishioners stood their ground. ...
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Armstrong Symbolized American Confidence, Achievement
Neil Armstrong was a quiet hero in an age of antiheroes. In an era that made cult heroes of amoral spies and cops...
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One Hundred Years After the Kuomintang
Today, August 25, the predecessor of another Marxist regime celebrates its 100th anniversary.The Kuomintang, or Chinese Nationalist Party, has uniformly been given a...
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The 200th Anniversary of the Naming of “Old Ironsides”
Two hundred years ago today — during the War of 1812 — perhaps the most storied vessel in the U.S. Navy, the Constitution, earned...
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Spanish-American War: Trial Run for Interventionism
U.S. Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish-American War of 1898 a “splendid little war.” Superficially, the description seemed apt. The war...
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Seventy-Five Years After Stalin’s Great “Operation Kulak” Reign of Terror
Seventy-five years ago, on August 5, 1937, one of the most horrific — and most ignored — episodes in human history began. “Operation Kulak” ("kulak"...
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Recalling the End of the Fairness Doctrine
Twenty-five years ago this month, the Federal Communications Commission ended the “Fairness Doctrine,” which in the name of "fairness" infringed on the freedom...
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Model T Ford — The Freedom Machine
In the process of providing the world with improved transportation, Henry Ford accelerated the automotive industry, was a factor in the United States’...
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