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George Washington’s Warning About the Need for Religion
The United States may not be in the midst of a spiritual revival, as President Donald Trump touted during the State of the Union address, Feb. 24. The data is mixed, with religion being viewed as “very important” to less than…
A personal note on the Ides of March
I ask readers to forgive me for repeating this personal note on the Ides of March. It is meant to pay tribute to my high school alma mater, my high school teachers — Latin teachers Lyman Hawbaker (who also taught ancient…
Brian Doherty, historian of the libertarian movement, dead at 57
Brian Doherty, a longtime Reason senior editor and the leading historian of the libertarian movement, was found dead Friday morning after a fall the night before in Battery Yates park along the San Francisco Bay. He was 57.…
How George Washington Restored the Ides of March
What makes a man truly great? As President Donald Trump celebrates the ouster of dictators in Iran and Venezuela, and jokes about running for a third term in 2028, I can’t help but think of the two great men whose lives…
It’s America’s 250th Birthday. Do We Know Our Civics?
The second week of March is Civic Learning Week. It’s an annual observance marked by civics advocates with webinars, social media campaigns, and a big conference known as the National Forum, organized by the nonprofit…
Why aren’t ‘fighting words’ free speech?
"We're not going to give in to terrorism," Vice President J.D. Vance declared after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Minneapolis protester Renée Good in January. Vance averred…
Berlin police investigate German historian for Hitler-Putin meme
In Europe, it's not just making fun of a president's wife or making edgy jokes on social media that can lead to fines and jail time, but criticizing authoritarian leaders, too. In early February, Rainer Zitelmann, a…
‘Train Dreams’ depicts the price of progress
Train Dreams is a movie about a complicated truth: that life can be beautiful and cruel at the same time. Based on Denis Johnson's novella, it follows Robert Grainier, a logger in the Pacific Northwest during the age of…
English Heritage make major Cold War discovery at UK seaside castle | History | News
A Cold War bunker that has been buried for decades has been discovered during an archaeological dig at Scarborough Castle. English Heritage unearthed the forgotten lookout post last weekend, which would have been used by the…
UK to Remove Churchill From Currrency in Ongoing War on History
The powers that be in the U.K. appear eager to strip away every aspect of what it means to be British from their society and institutions. According to a news release from the Bank of England, the country is set to remove…
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