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The Christian Worldview of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”
Contrary to its modern detractors, the Declaration of Independence is one of the most Christian documents in human history.
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Juneteenth: No, America's Wealth Wasn't Built By Slaves - Slavery Held Us Back
There's a reason the North wiped out the South: free men create, innovate and prosper, slavery freezes development in place. By 1861, the difference was…
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The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Frederick Jackson Turner
From 1893, the single most influential essay by an American historian tells us why America is exceptional, why it has changed the whole world, and…
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Birthright Citizenship: Rod Debates a Yale Law Professor
Rod Martin vs. Prof. Cristina Rodriguez: Does the 14th Amendment require that every individual born in America be entitled to U.S. citizenship, and if…
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Adopted Into Grace: Roman Law, the Gospel, and the Fatherhood of God
Adoption is not just an aspect of the Gospel. It is the Gospel.
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The Case Against Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional and National Imperative
Trump is right: "birthright citizenship" isn't required by the Constitution, no matter how many pundits tell you otherwise. And it's being badly abused.
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The Case Against Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional and National Imperative
Trump is right: "birthright citizenship" isn't required by the Constitution, no matter how many pundits tell you otherwise. And it's being badly abused.
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On Temptation and Ordered Liberty
The ideas of the American Revolution diverge from Libertarianism in one key respect: the Founders' belief in the fallenness of man.
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No, Slavery Did Not Make America Rich
In fact, slavery actually retarded economic growth.
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Abortion: The Great Moral Evil of Our Time
The Dobbs ruling is like the Emancipation Proclamation: both glorious and incomplete.
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A Former Slave on the Personal Goodness of Robert E. Lee
Lee had many faults. But even his former slaves believed him the best of men.
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They're Rewriting History So They Can Control the Present and the Future
Exactly as Orwell predicted.
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