An American Journey Through Liberty ❖ ❖ ❖ Introduction: A Republic Still Being Written On the reverse of the parchment Declaration of Independence, in a plain clerk’s hand, someone wrote a single docket line so the document could be identified when it was rolled up for storage: “Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th. July 1776.”…
Category: Freedom
The Alarmist Industry: How ‘Bombshell Reports’ Distort Our Understanding of American Democracy
Introduction: The Theater of Democratic Decline Since President Trump’s return to office in January 2025, a cottage industry of dire predictions, alarmist reports, and sweeping pronouncements has emerged declaring American democracy dead, dying, or transformed overnight into an authoritarian state. Major media outlets feature specialists solemnly reporting that the United States has fallen from 20th…
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
Understanding the True Place of Faith in America’s Constitutional Framework Introduction: The Revolutionary Religious Landscape In the turbulent decades surrounding America’s founding—from the 1760s through the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791—the question of religion’s place in the new republic stood at the intersection of revolutionary fervor, Enlightenment philosophy, and deeply held Christian…
The True Meaning of “Freedom” for All Americans
Freedom, as it resonates in the hearts of Americans, is a concept deeply interwoven with the fabric of the nation’s identity. However, the essence of freedom often gets lost in the political rhetoric and the varying interpretations of what it means to be free. To truly grasp the meaning of freedom for all Americans, we…

