Ideas Do Matter
A Reponse to Jonah Goldberg on American Exceptionalism
Independence Day
When Would You Stop Loving America?
Ideals say a lot about a person and nation.
A Love Letter to America
You are exceptional, and coming to America taught me that I could be exceptional, too. Thank you for that.
Grace on the Fourth of July
To understand America’s story, turn to Grace Under Fire, a selection of American letters of faith in times of war.
Keeping Freedom, and Growth, in the Fourth
I would like to take a moment this holiday to revisit the sources of freedom that were outlined so eloquently in perhaps the greatest document ever written, the Declaration of ...
The Scars of Our Nation’s Violent Birth
The new Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia preserves the record of our bloody road to independence.
What Are We Celebrating?
The Fourth of July is an opportunity to reconnect with the principles of our country's founding.
Britain’s Declaration of Independence
Brexit voters have declared independence by asserting they want control over their nation’s borders, just as the American Founders did.
Amid Assaults on Life and Liberty, America in 2016 Can Take Heart from Its History of Resilience
America this Independence Day needs a “new birth of freedom” such as Lincoln proposed during a much more traumatic moment in the nation’s history.
America’s Founding Changed Human History Forever
To not pass on the significance of our nation's founding to those who come after us would be a grave mistake.