Eric Bess’s piece on page B8 [“Against All Odds: The Courage of Washington Crossing the Delaware,” in the July 28–Aug. 3 edition] is well done and succinctly describes the story behind the painting and the historical events that drove Emanuel Leutze to portray it in his painting. The events in 1776 that preceded the crossing,…

Last Monday was our monthly meeting of the Athens, Tennessee S.A.R. (Sons of the American Revolution). I am a member, courtesy of Allen Howard, who fought with George Washington when he was 18 years old. The Howard family came to Virginia in 1635 to find freedom and a better way of life than Britain had…

I’m disappointed that Speaker Pelosi has rejected prospective members submitted by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Pelosi should take her cue from the late Sen. Sam Ervin (D-N.C.) when he chaired the “Watergate Committee” in 1973–74. Sen. Ervin agreed to include Sen. Edward Gurney (R-Fla.), a vocal supporter of Richard Nixon, on the committee. He understood…

Freedom. It is sad that we don’t hear too much coming out of Washington right now about freedom for Americans. In these United States, we have the freedom to worship a Creator in many different ways, or not at all, if that is our choice. In the United States, we are free to create something…

I really enjoyed the union article by Mark Hendrickson [“The Economics and Politics of the Pro-Union Protecting the Right to Organize Act,” in the July 14–20, 2021, edition]. Yes, I sure can relate to the unions and how lousy most of them are. I feel that they did some good back in the early 1900s,…

Responding to Tim Klenk’s and Duncan Evans’s comments on Jean Chen’s article on evolution [“A Mom’s Research: A Deep Dive Into Evolution,” in the June 30–July 6, 2021, edition]: Darwin was an excellent scientist when dealing with mundane things such as pigeon breeding. However, every time he tries to extrapolate human breeding of animals into…

For some time, I have wondered when today’s left-wing ideologues would realize that their assumed superior worldview is serving to undermine their own life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness—and, I might add, freedom of speech. A report in The Epoch Times’ July 14–20 edition provides a real-life example of this inevitable reality. The article, “Liberal…

I am really tired of hearing about all the evil things Democrats are going to do, and the evil things that China is going to do. We hear it 24/7 from all conservative media over and over again. I want to hear what good things American patriots are going to do, what good things conservatives…

I read “Lean Years, Creative Cakes” [published on June 30] and was surprised that the recipe was for my Great-Grandma Mary Fritch’s old-fashioned spice cake. We use 1 cup of shortening and 1 cup each of brown and white sugars and 2 cups of raisins. Instead of the salt, ours has 1/2 teaspoon of allspice….

The letter to the editor by Margaret Corasick in the June 30–July 6 issue correctly states the conventional wisdom that the recommended minimum amount of vitamin D to avoid clinical deficiency is about “5 to 15 minutes of sunshine two or three times per week on the face and hands.” However, the COVID-19 pandemic has…