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Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 26,  POWERS OF CONGRESS - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS § 1267....

American Minute with Bill Federer On FEBRUARY 21, 1848, "Old Man Eloquent" John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke at his desk in the House chamber. He...

BY KATHLEEN MARQUARDT (Editor's note: Originally published by American Policy Center Oct 28, 2020) In my previous article, Aufheben der Kultur/Cancel Culture, was this paragraph: Why do Western...

BY LAWRENCE W. REED Saturday marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of America’s 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan, in Tampico, Illinois in 1911. Now...

American Minute with Bill Federer William Prescott was born FEBRUARY 20, 1726. At age 32, he married his wife Abigail, and they moved to Pepperell, Massachusetts. William...

Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 25,  INCIDENTAL POWERS - NATIONAL BANK § 1254. ONE...

American Minute with Bill Federer A baseball star, Billy Sunday played for the Chicago White Stockings in the 1880's and later the Philadelphia Phillies. Born during...

Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 24, POWERS OF CONGRESS - INCIDENTAL § 1231. THE...

American Minute with Bill Federer Presidents' Day is actually Washington's birthday, recognized by an Act of Congress for government offices in Washington, D.C., in 1879,...

A Politics for a Fallen Humanity BY PHILIP VANDER ELST Any consideration of C.S. Lewis’s writings on politics and culture must begin by stressing that he...

American Minute with Bill Federer Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the exact same day, FEBRUARY 12, 1809, but their lives had opposite...

No matter what you think about America entering World War I, and no matter what color your skin, you can celebrate the heroic Harlem...

American Minute with Bill Federer Peter Cartwright (1785-1872) was ordained by the Methodist circuit-riding preachers Rev. Francis Asbury and Rev. William McKendree. He served as a...

Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 23, POWER OVER SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AND OTHER...

American Minute with Bill Federer Society ... must repose on principles that do not change" -- wrote Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748, Book...

Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 22,  POWER OVER THE MILITIA § 1194. THE next...

JORDAN SEKULOW, ACLJ the Senate will begin the unconstitutional impeachment trial of a former President. There is nothing in the Constitution that provides for this,...

American Minute with Bill Federer "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" was the campaign slogan of 9th President William Henry Harrison, born FEBRUARY 9, 1773. Harrison was an...

Founders Corner Library Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, by Joseph Story, 1833 Volume 3, Chapter 21,  THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR AND MAKE...

LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL When economists write or speak on Adam Smith the subject is nearly always in reference to his classic economic...