Tag: American Essence

Meet the All-American Coppersmith Reviving a Nearly-Lost Tradition

Wisconsin native Sara Dahmen blissfully recalls childhood excursions to attend Rendezvous. The annual historical reenactments brought the state’s Fur Trade era back to life, with 18th- and 19th-century settlers, traders, and Native Americans gathering to exchange furs and goods. “I remember seeing these girls and boys, a little bit older than me, in full pioneer,…


Healing the Pains of Cancer, Depression Through Fly Fishing

“The river runs through my veins,” said Katie Cahn, self-taught fly fishing expert and active volunteer for Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit organization providing outdoor retreats to women with cancer. Cahn grew up white-water kayaking and rafting on the Chattooga River in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. She taught herself how to fly fish when…


Flag Day: Is America Still the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?

After visiting Fort McHenry, I reflected upon the flag that was still there after the British assault, and which gave rise to our national anthem. Does that banner still wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave? The flag represents America’s existence, but also symbolizes what America represents—freedom. That’s why…


Cancer: The Integrative Perspective

This groundbreaking documentary takes a deep dive into the fast-expanding paradigm of holistic and integrative wellness approaches for preventing and reversing cancer that treats the disease with conventional tools, while also supporting patients’ strength, stamina, and quality of life with evidence-based natural therapies. …


The Din of Ants

The story of the most organized and structured animal on the planet. First appearing over 100 million years ago, the exact number of species of ants on the planet is still uncertain. …


Why I Love America: ‘The Greatest Generation’ in My Family

I clipped the final picture in its place and took a step back. Ten black-and-white photos were meticulously picked after weeks of scrounging through cardboard boxes, plastic bags, and dusty photo albums. They were carefully copied, laminated, and placed on display in my living room. I observed the faces smiling back at me in those…


The American Folk Hero Who Blazed a Path West to Kentucky

In “Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer,” biographer John Faragher describes the 18th-century author John Filson as the stereotype of a “pedantic schoolmaster, a character perfected in Washington Irving’s portrayal of Ichabod Crane”—referring to the protagonist in the short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” In 1783, Filson migrated to Kentucky,…


Embracing Discomfort Is the Key to Thriving, Says Expert

Each time Michael Easter’s life took a step forward in freedom and growth, he realized it was consistently preceded by a prevailing mindset shift to face his own discomfort. Journalist and author of “The Comfort Crisis,” Easter was dissatisfied with simply parroting scientific studies and taking his interview subjects at their word for his first…


James Walker’s ‘The Battle of Lookout Mountain’

The 13-foot by 30-foot “Battle of Lookout Mountain” painting has only been on display at the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center since 1986. For close to half a century, it lay wrapped up and out of view. How the painting came about requires travelers to visit Chattanooga, Tennessee, which borders Chickamauga, Georgia. Significant Civil War…


GasHole | Documentary

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Epoch Times or its affiliates. From claims of buried technology that drastically improves gas mileage, to bureaucratic governmental roadblocks, to consumers’ reluctance to embrace alternatives, “GasHole” provides a detailed examination…