And I Won’t Forget the Men Who Died A Meditation for Memorial Day (and for the whole year)   On November 21, 1864, President Lincoln wrote to a Mrs. Bixby of Massachusetts, who had lost five sons in the Civil War. He wrote her, “I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of […]

Photos by Jerry Newcombe of log cabins the troops built at Valley Forge (these are modern replicas—the originals having rotted out long ago) Many of the anti-Israel protesters at Columbia and other college campuses are dwelling in cushy tents on the quad. These tents look pretty modern and uniform; one could only wonder who is […]

This is the era of the ungrateful American. This is the time when some Americans pour contempt on their country—even before the whole world. For example, last week, at the opening of the World Cup of women’s soccer in Vietnam, all the Vietnamese players showed their pride for their country. But, as the New York […]

There is a vital battle over education in our day. And if we lose it, we could ultimately lose the country. It would seem that the left views the idea of teaching children a love of country as an undesirable goal.  In the Federalist, Joy Pullman called attention recently to a critique from the left […]