The Bravest of the Brave
We are the land of the free for one reason and one reason only — because we are the home of the brave....
History
That Significant, Sensational Signing
You might think that defying a powerful government, convening an illegal Congress, and signing one of liberty’s most lyrical documents would be exciting...
Read moreThe Great Depression
On October 29, 1929, the world turned upside down. For more than a month, stock prices, which had risen to giddy new levels...
Read moreHitler and Christianity
Long ago, during the darkest chapter of the 20th century, a movie was released entitled Hitler’s Children. While the film is virtually forgotten,...
Read moreSpreading Liberty With a Bayonet
The United States has embroiled much of the world in its War on Terror, occupied Iraq since 2003, and bombed Afghanistan — all...
Read moreThe Story of the Pueblo
Several years ago, my youngest son and I were watching a program on the History Channel when the program’s narrator mentioned the capture...
Read moreAmerica’s North Star
Georg Steller thought he was seeing a mirage. After weeks at sea on the frigid, storm-tossed waters of the north Pacific, Steller, along...
Read moreRon Paul and Guy Fawkes
"Yesterday," MSNBC reported on November 6, "Ron Paul’s campaign raised more than $4 million in a grassroots push tied to the Guy Fawkes...
Read moreIntelligence War: Players, Plans, and Betrayals
As WWII proceeded, Soviet and British intelligence operatives and American private interests sought to infiltrate and influence American operations. ...
Read moreTyranny and Posse Comitatus
General Robert E. Lee knew the South had lost the war. He was also vividly aware that many, perhaps even most, of his...
Read moreDuranty’s Lethal Lies
Using terror and famine, Josef Stalin murdered millions in the Ukraine. Walter Duranty, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and the New York Times covered...
Read moreMcCarthy’s “Witches”
Witchhunt? The high-profile cases cited by Senator Joseph McCarthy — Owen Lattimore, John Stewart Service, and Philip C. Jessup — all ended with...
Read moreThe Man Who “Started” the Cold War
When World War II ended, the Soviet Union was one of the "allies" — but Igor Gouzenko knew better. He defected and exposed...
Read moreSoldier-Missionary
John Birch, fortified by Christian virtue, fought and died in an effort to liberate, in body and soul, China’s oppressed masses. ...
Read morePrinciples First
Old-school "liberal" John T. Flynn fought for limited government and noninterventionism against the rising tides of socialism and militarism. ...
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