What makes a fanatic? To many today, this is less a question than an assumption. “They’re just crazy,” practical people are apt to say—particularly when observing the behaviors of their political enemies. However, 70 years ago, a German immigrant sought to explain fanaticism by analyzing the common characteristics of people prone to joining radical political…
The British Prime Minister Who Tried to Prevent an ‘Impious War’ Against the American Colonies
The popular phrase “Speak truth to power” implies that power is hostile to truth and that power might benefit from listening to truth. It also suggests that the speaker runs some risk for speaking it. People who are unafraid to speak truth to power are among the great heroes of history. They raise our standards…
Wisely Governing the Pilgrims, William Bradford Applied the Mayflower Compact to Form a Rough Democracy
Death came to them in many guises. A sailor who had blasphemed in front of the children fell ill from fever and was buried at sea. Dorothy, the wife of Pilgrim William Bradford, reached the New Land but slipped from the moored Mayflower and drowned in the freezing waters of Cape Cod harbor. By the…
There’s Only 51 of These Vintage Tucker Cars in the World, and They’re Worth Millions Each
Since the dawn of the American automotive industry over 100 years ago, car enthusiasts have been debating which car is the most collectible of them all. While some, such as the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, and the 1964 and a half Ford Mustang, are at the top of many collectors’ lists, most will agree the…
How American Pilots Formed the Kosciuszko Squadron During War War I to Help the Polish Fight the Soviets Invasion
Near the end of World War I, the Russian Empire, its army rent by defeat after costly defeat and with morale ebbing, collapsed. Bread riots, strikes, and a mutinous army forced Czar Nicholas II Romanov to abdicate on March 15, 1917. After three centuries of Romanov control, the Russian Empire dissolved into a provisional government,…
Arras: Scotland’s Forgotten Battle | Documentary
November 12, 2022
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In April 1917, a small town in northern France named Arras was the scene of one of the bloodiest battles in history. On the centenary of World War I, we examine this battle. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch…
Don Hollway: How the Romans Betrayed Their Protector and Got Sacked for It
November 10, 2022
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Don Hollway is the author of “At the Gates of Rome A.D. 410.” The Sons of History will be discussing his new book and what led to the Sack of Rome in this momentous year. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection:…
[PREMIERING 11/15 at 9:30AM] The Final War
November 9, 2022
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An unprecedented combination of personal story and great power politics, history, and present, “The Final War” follows Epoch Times award-winning investigator Joshua Philipps and retired U.S. Air Force General Robert Spalding through their journey of awakening to the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration of America. They try to make sense of the seemingly chaotic post-pandemic world—from…
Champion of Liberty: Isabel Paterson
In November of 1912, aviator Harry Bingham Brown set out to break the American record for altitude in an airplane. Hearing that Brown wanted a woman to fly with him, 26-year-old Isabel Paterson volunteered. Off the pair went, climbing higher and higher into the skies above New York’s Staten Island and then over the ocean,…
An American West Story: How A Cattle Drive During the 1860s Exemplified Bravery and Loyalty
Charles Goodnight lived for eighty-three years, from 1836 until 1929, and in that time was a settler, a scout, a Texas Ranger, a cattleman, an entrepreneur, a town father, and even an early booster of the fledgling film industry in Hollywood, California. However, it would be the blazing of the Goodnight-Loving Trail in 1866 and…
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