Two hundred words, and the future she dreamed of would be within reach. That is, 200 words condemning her American father, regurgitating the Chinese Communist Party line that he was “a servile follower of capitalism and an enemy of the Chinese people,” and declaring that she was severing all ties with him. “Write that,” a…
An American’s Gripping Story of Escaping to Freedom During China’s Cultural Revolution
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,…
Road-Tripping Mom Shows How It’s Possible to Travel With Young Children While Keeping Costs Low
For many, backpacking is just a side hobby—for Care Willink, it’s a way of life. Standing on top of the Grand Canyon, with her two-week-old daughter, Willink knew she never wanted this to stop. Traveling has enabled her to teach her children important life lessons, reminding them to embrace the journey just as much as…
George Washington and Roman Military Hero Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Two Men Who Remained Uncorrupted By Power
Perhaps you’ve had Cincinnati chili. Delicious! No other chili comes close, at least to my mom’s version. Or you’re a Cincinnati Reds fan (horrible thought—this is a bitter Pirates’ fan writing). Or you’ve been to Cincinnati, a most beautiful city located at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers. Ok, most people know about…
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…
Against Communism and Liberalism, Christian Farmer Seeks to Glorify God Through Care of Land
November 1, 2022
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It’s late October in Sharon, New York. The hills are painted red, orange, and yellow. Mist hangs in the earth-scented air, far below the migrating birds. “The retreat of bugs and peepers creates a pensive silence this time of year,” said traditionalist farmer and cidermaker Michael Thomas in an Oct. 27 text message–one of a…
Rocky Mountain Troubadour
Even though musician John Denver didn’t have the lyrics memorized yet, he walked onto the small stage at the Cellar Door, an intimate music club in the quaint Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on December 30, 1970, and sang a new song he’d finished co-writing the night before. As he made his way through the…
Antoine’s: A Love Letter to Creole Cuisine
At Antoine’s, the oldest restaurant in New Orleans, nearly every nook and corner tells a story. There are rooms upon rooms, decorated with paraphernalia and photos that beg for an explanation. The Dungeon Room, at one point in history before the restaurant’s founding in 1840, held prisoners during a period when the Louisiana Territory was…
‘Lady Presidentess’ Dolley Madison: Gregarious, Influential, and Cool-Headed
October 18, 2022
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Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth president, James Madison, had more than a few things in common with the “first” first lady, Martha Washington. Dolley, like Martha, was a young, widowed mother when she married the man who was to become president of the United States. She was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, to…
Super Bowl Champion Eric Weddle Exemplifies Humility On and Off the Field
It was called everything from a male version of a Cinderella story to the greatest comeback in American sports history. It drew even those who are most uninterested in football to their television sets. Some football fanatics even couldn’t believe what they heard. Just three weeks before Super Bowl LVI took place in February 2022,…
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