New York – Commentaries on the Constitution, by Joseph Story
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 10, NEW YORK
§ 111. New York was originally settled by...
The Restoration of the Tradition
The American Tradition, by Clarence Carson
PART 14: THE RESTORATION OF THE TRADITION
Can the American tradition be restored? Supposing it were desirable to do so, has...
Cicero: Enemy of the State, Friend of Liberty
BY LAWRENCE W. REED
Question: If you could go back in time and spend one hour in conversation with 10 people—each one separately and privately—whom...
The American Epic-1760-1800
The Founding of the American Republic: Part 1
By Clarence Carson
Several years ago, I introduced and undertook to teach a college course called "The Founding...
Pastors Lead the Charge
By David Barton
March 17 is annually celebrated in Boston as "Evacuation Day," commemorating the departure of the British from the city after an extended...
Connecticut: Vol. 1, Ch. 7, Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution
Founders Corner Library
Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833
Volume 1, Chapter 7, CONNECTICUT
§ 84. CONNECTICUT was originally settled under the protection...
“Beyond the Christmas Story” by Clarence Carson
THE AMERICANIST, CLARENCE CARSON ESSAYS
Christmas is many things. It is the time of the celebration of the birth of the Christ child. It is...
Undermining The Foundations of Individual Liberty
Individual Liberty in the Crucible of History, Part 2
BY CLARENCE CARSON
Source: The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, 01 June 1962
The ideas which would, in time,...
Patrick Henry’s Call to Arms
AMERICANIST HISTORY: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
By William Wirt
1775
On Monday, the 20th of March, 1775, the convention of delegates, from the several counties and corporations of Virginia,...
“Beyond the Christmas Story” by Clarence Carson
THE AMERICANIST, CLARENCE CARSON ESSAYS
Christmas is many things. It is the time of the celebration of the birth of the Christ child. It is...
The Man Without A Country by Edward Everett Hale
Americanist Classics
By Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909)
First published in "The Atlantic" in December 1863.
I SUPPOSE that very few casual readers of the “New York Herald” of...
Of Virtue and Morality, by Clarence Carson
THE AMERICAN TRADITION: CLARENCE CARSON
Source: The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Date 01 March 1964
Writers in the twentieth century have often entertained themselves (and presumably their...
Patriots vs. Politicians 2015
BY TOM DEWEESE
Many of the younger generation must be truly bewildered over the emotions older Americans display when expressing love, devotion, respect and reverence...
Outwitted, by Edwin Markham
AMERICANIST: INSPIRATIONAL POETRY
He drew a circle that shut me out.
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew...
It Couldn’t Be Done—By Edgar A. Guest
THE AMERICANIST: INSPIRATIONAL POETRY
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t...
Jonathan Swift—Essay upon the Art of Political Lying
Commentary
In 1710, Jonathan Swift writes an essay for The Examiner.
Besides, as the vilest writer has his readers, so the greatest liar has his believers;...
Imagine a Political Party That Really Supports Equal Rights
Real Heroes: William Leggett
LAWRENCE W. REED, THE FREEMAN
Death from yellow fever complications claimed journalist William Leggett at the tender age of 38, days before...
That Flag Would Have Offended Your Great-Great Grandfather
Dr. Paul C. Kemeny & Dr. Gillis J. Harp, Center for Vision & Values
Recently, while waiting in line at a store in Grove City,...
Magna Charta, Epilogue
Background of the American Revolution
The barons force King John to sign the Magna Charta, June 15, 1215. Troubles await.
The ravenous and barbarous mercenaries, incited...
The Magna Carta Turns 800
BY DR. MARK W. HENDRICKSON, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
It isn’t too often that we remember something that happened 800 years ago. There are...