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Here’s Where The Battle For Election Integrity — After Weeks Of Setbacks — Is Now
The world’s most prominent democratic republic celebrates its 250th anniversary Saturday, ending a week many election integrity advocates would rather forget.The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Watson v. RNC that states can…
These Members of Congress Want to Turn Back the Clock 100 Years on This American Institution
Members of Congress are pushing to repeal the 17th Amendment and elect senators the way the Constitution originally decreed.Nine GOP House lawmakers have co-signed a joint resolution introduced by Republican Texas Rep. Keith…
Here’s How Federal and State Governments Promote Patriotic Civic Education
Governments at the federal and state levels have taken a range of actions to promote civic education in the U.S. over the past several years.The Trump administration’s Department of Education awarded grants to promote civic…
Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can’t, Become Commies
We’ve all heard the assumed wisdom of the phrase “Those who can, do; Those who can’t, teach”, as referring to those individuals in the teaching profession, who demonstrate dimness on their part following years of study, then…
America at 250: Our Next Great Chapter
Last month, I had the privilege of helping unfurl the pitch-spanning American flag before Seattle's World Cup match. As 70,000 fans in red, white and blue sang the National Anthem and chanted "U-S-A," I was…
The Other Document Of 1776
Most Americans can recite the opening lines of one of the two great documents published in 1776.They cannot name the other.In Philadelphia that summer, Thomas Jefferson and his colleagues declared that all men are created…
The Case For Prayer On America’s 250th Birthday
The celebrations of our country’s 250th birthday should provide an opportunity for Americans to think, reflect and to pray.Yes, I said it —pray. While some might find it out of fashion, the founding generation gave us much to…
Welcome to Gracie Manor, Mr. Cardamom
Happy 4th of July and America 250 to half of the country, who wake up each morning knowing they have won the lottery by being born in the greatest country on the map. And condolences to the rest of the country, who, despite…
Five American Inventions That Changed The World
The United States has spent its quarter millennium of existence creating tools that reshaped the modern world.As the country celebrates its 250th birthday, here are five tools invented within its borders that completely…
Reminder: American Revolution Began When The British Came For Our Arms
The United States declared its independence from Great Britain 250 years ago, but the flashpoint of the Revolutionary War which led to the Declaration of Independence happened when British forces marched to seize the…
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