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“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...
Stand By the Flag
Stand By The Flag.
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STAND by the Flag!—its stars, like meteors gleaming,
Have lighted Arctic icebergs, Southern seas,
And shone responsive to the stormy beaming
Of old Arcturus...