Setting the McCarthy Record Straight
Ronald Reagan was dismissed by the intelligentsia as just an actor who read speeches written by others until history professor Kiron Skinner discovered a box of Reagan's original…
Category: U.S. History
Commemorating the Hungarian Revolution
This month we commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of history's most momentous events. With hindsight, we can now see that the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 started the…
Patrick Buchanan’s Challenge to Americans
What is the United States of America? Is it merely an accident of geography, or a job market for the world, or a multiethnic, multilingual lot of people…
Trying To Teach Kids History
The flap over the Department of Education consigning 300,000 copies of
Teaching History: Fact or Fiction?
In rare moments when Congress isn't preoccupied with the war, taxes or prescription drugs, Congress is worrying that American students don't know any American history. Congress is right…
Reality History
"Gods and Generals" opened in movie theaters this past weekend, and at last we have a movie that presents truthful history rather than fiction or politically-correct revisionism. This…
The Premier American Hero — George Washington — May 2002
The Premier American Hero — George Washington If there ever were a time when the American people need heroes, that time is now. Fortunately, we don’t have…
Let’s Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday
Don't be misled into thinking your February holiday is Presidents Day. Your calendar is in error if it says that. The legal name of this holiday, continuously since…
It Was A Famous Victory
Bill, tell us why we went to warIn distant KosovoAgainst the Serbs determined toDefend their “Alamo”?“No matter what the cost,” said he,“I need a famous victory.” Our bombs…
The Taj Mahal Could Be the Tomb of Our Patent System
The elaborate marble mausoleum in India called the Taj Mahal, one of the world’s most extravagant monuments, was built as the tomb of an emperor’s favorite wife. The…