Liberty
Panning plans for Trump coin
Editors at National Review Online criticize the Trump administration’s latest bad idea. The United States has a long history of declining to put living people on its currency. This history…
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1789–1797)
NC 250
Griffith Rutherford: Man of action
Griffith Rutherford was a civic and military leader from the North Carolina frontier who was involved in all aspects of the colony’s Revolutionary struggle. He lived just southwest of Salisbury…
Liberty
Smithsonian ‘reeks’ with support of communist ideology
Miranda Devine writes for the New York Post about a disturbing feature of a major federal institution. If you wondered how communism has grabbed a foothold in the United States…
NC 250
Here’s how you can celebrate America’s 250th birthday
July 4, 2026, is just days away. It’s the semiquincentennial celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the birth of our country 250 years ago. In…
Liberty
Advice on how to think about the American Revolution
The latest issue of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis features Christopher Flannery’s take on the American Revolution’s significance. How should we think about the American Revolution on the 250th anniversary of the…
NC 250
Pyle’s Defeat: More dreams of Tory support dashed
In addition to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge and commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse that occurred in the last few…
NC 250
Reliving the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 245 years later
What a delight it was to venture out Saturday to the reenactment commemorating the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in north Greensboro. It was so encouraging to…
NC 250
This weekend, remember the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The anniversary of the American Revolution’s Battle of Guilford Courthouse is being honored this weekend in Greensboro. The battle was fought on March 15, 1781. After skirmishes and chases through…
Liberty
Reining in the president’s pardon power
Editors at National Review Online urge a significant change in federal executive power. Our Constitution was framed by wise men, and it has served us well. But they were also…
NC 250
Washington’s tour of North Carolina’s Revolutionary history
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution…
NC 250
Retreat toward victory
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution…
NC 250
Catch the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” tonight
Tonight at 8 p.m., PBS North Carolina will air the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” documentary series. I have learned a great deal about the complex nature…