George Orwell wrote in his classic novel, 1984: “Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” So, there’s a battle over history. That battle continues in our day. A June 2024 survey of 3,000 college students dealt with basic knowledge of American history and government. Unfortunately, they found a […]

Last week, the death of the final leader of the Soviet Union marked the end of an era. “Mikhail Gorbachev Meets His Maker” is the way professor and author Dr. Paul Kengor entitled his article on this milestone. Gorbachev died on August 30, 2022 at the age of 91. He was the last head of […]

Well, as of last week, it’s official. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dissolved (at least for now) its “disinformation board.” Some critics have called this the “Ministry of Truth,” as in George Orwell’s classic novel about a dystopian, totalitarian future, 1984. The agency was to be engaged in “countering disinformation that threatens the […]

Just about every week seems to bring some new attack on American history. Now at Cornell, an Ivy League School, a bust of Abraham Lincoln has been removed from the library, along with a display of his Gettysburg Address. Writing for The College Fix (6/28/22), editor-in-chief Jennifer Kabbany notes, “Someone complained, and it was gone.” […]

There is a war on American history. We have seen radical groups take to the streets and topple historical statues. For example, in the most recent Thanksgiving last year, many mobs defaced and brought down historical statues. Tyler O’Neil of PJ Media (11/28/20) describes the extent of this vandalism, which included the spray-painting of anti-Thanksgiving […]