Graphic Heroes Of The American Revolution by Gary Jeffrey and Nick Spender
September 19, 2011 2 Comments
Time to Get Out of The Dark
September 18, 2011 3 Comments
A Constitution If We Can Keep It
The country as we know it is in jeopardy. All week we've looked at the system of government bequeathed to us by the founders and how it was supposed to work. Unfortunately, we cannot close our celebration of Constitution Day with an upbeat analysis of where things stand.
September 17, 2011 1 Comment
Constitution Day
Jennifer von Tobel submitted our featured Constitution Day post! Please let her know what you think.
September 16, 2011 4 Comments
A Written Constitution
September 15, 2011 2 Comments
The Founders’ Fear
Concentrated political power frightened the Founders. They believed that only by limiting government could liberty survive the natural tendency of man to dictate the habits of other men. The balanced separation of power with checks was designed to prevent tyranny.
The first outsized words of the Constitution read We the People. It’s our document. It was always meant to be ours, not the government’s. It is each and every American’s obligation to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
September 14, 2011 10 Comments
The Constitution Cannot Save Us
The Founders emphasized that the system they constructed requires a virtuous people. Constitution Day, September 17,th, seems a good time to take stock of whether, in the third century of our founding, “the vigilant and manly spirit†which nourishes freedom still prevails.
September 13, 2011 2 Comments
Constitutional Speed Bumps
September 12, 2011 1 Comment
America Remembers 9/11
September 11, 2011 8 Comments
The Surrender of Detroit
General Hull served bravely in the American Revolution but was a scared shell of a man in the War of 1812. He allowed himself to be bamboozled by General Brock and even more so by Tecumseh. He was terrified of the Indians.
September 9, 2011 No Comments
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