Tag: american history

Why A Nation Should Guard Its Founding Stories—Interview With Dustin Bass

President Joe Biden recently laid out his plans for education in the United States to include trainings and classes on Critical Race Theory. Part of this is based in a criticism of America’s founding stories. But is this criticism valid? We speak to Dustin Bass, founder of The Sons of History, to learn more about…


Why Woke History Is Not the Answer

Wilfred Reilly The United States may be the first country in history to tell a “noble lie” about its past that makes that past look worse, not better, than it actually was. For certain, the premodern history of the United States included a great deal of barbaric, uncivilized behavior: the conquest of Native American tribes,…


Our American Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight

Commentary MANNS CHOICE, Penn.—There is a little burst of wonder that road travelers experience when they head west out of Bedford, climb Tulls Hill, and are welcomed by the Lincoln Motor Court at the crest. It’s a burst of wonder up for sale. The motor court is a concept that is both familiar and foreign…