Searching For Monsters
“America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy … She might become the dictatress of the world, But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.” — John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) In the middle of his term as Secretary of State, the...
News From Around the South 12/19 to 12/26
New York: West Point Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments West Point has begun removing Confederate monuments at the campus — including a portrait of Robert E. Lee, who once served as the storied military academy’s superintendent, officials said. Lt. Gen. Steven...
For Richmond, A Compelling New Chapter
History is not necessarily being rewritten in Richmond, Va., but there is a compelling new chapter in the works. The state capital, once the capital of the Confederacy, is reckoning with its legacy of slavery and Jim Crow-era racism: The mansion-lined Monument Avenue...
What If Christmas Is Real?
What if Christmas is a core belief in the birth of Jesus Christ who lived among us and many times offered a freely given promise of eternal life that no believer should reject or apologize for? What if Christmas is the rebirth of Christ in the hearts of all believers?...
Today’s Santa Claus Is Roooted In American Mythology
Santa Claus is an American. This news may surprise readers who know he lives at the North Pole (where an American artist, Thomas Nast, put him in Christmas 1866) or who remember that the historical St. Nicholas lived in what’s now Turkey. But the modern Santa Claus we...Obiter Dicta
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