For a remembrance of what July 4 is about, below is a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The readers are serving members of the armed services, who have a particular enthusiasm.
Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration is both soaring and mundane. Noble principles frame the list of more ordinary problems felt by the colonists in their complaints.
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Patriotic holidays always lead me to reflect on the sacrifices made by members of our armed forces to protect American freedoms.
In 2011, the scorecard shows we civilians have not done very well in protecting the nation that so many thousands died to defend. The borders remain largely open, allowing hostile persons to enter at will, [...]
I love webcams, so the idea of cams to be set up next week on the Statue of Liberty’s torch to view New York Harbor sounds great.
However, the events celebrating the new technology are disappointing because they further the myth that the great icon symbolizes a welcome mat for immigrants. Movie star Sigourney Weaver will [...]
Pat Buchanan’s new book Suicide of a Superpower has been released, and he is beginning to do interviews. He talked with Sean Hannity on Monday.
No American success is safe from BHO’s history rewrite team. Now the event that brought a rapid end to WWII — rather than a bloodbath invasion of Japan — is about to receive the special Obama Sorry treatment.
The late Captain Paul Tibbets (pictured), who piloted the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb, remained unconvinced [...]
On June 6, 1944, Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a message to the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force about what they faced in the invasion of Normandy and their prospects for victory.
Back then, American military leaders didn’t have to mince words or worry about offending Muslims. (Unlike these twisted times, [...]