American History

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The principles of America’s Founders must be restored to their proper role in the public and political discourse, influencing public policy and reforming government to reflect constitutional limits.

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FIRST PRINCIPLES

The Conservative Roots of American Conservationism

Jan 22, 2024 42 min read

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Rachel Alexander Cambre

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Is the Fourth of July a Holy Day?

Jul 7, 2023 4 min read

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Rachel Alexander Cambre

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Interposition and the Heresy of Nullification: James Madison and the Exercise... Christian G. Fritz, Ph.D.

Feb 21, 2012 41 min read

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Is America Exceptional? Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Dec 14, 2011 13 min read

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America, the Great Beacon of Liberty Israel Ortega

Jul 5, 2011 2 min read

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Why Does America Welcome Immigrants? Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Jun 30, 2011 9 min read

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Bin Laden, Ron Paul, and the Founders Marion Smith

Jun 2, 2011 2 min read

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Frederick Douglass’s America: Race, Justice, and the Promise of the Founding Peter C. Myers, Ph.D.

Jan 11, 2011 39 min read

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Why Does Sovereignty Matter to America? Steven Groves

Dec 3, 2010 8 min read

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America’s Founders and the Principles of Foreign Policy: Sovereign Independen... Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

Oct 15, 2010 40 min read

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