American History on Townhall
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Townhall.com StaffPresidents Day celebrates America’s rich presidential history, yet the people we entrust to teach and write our history books—university professors—have a skewed view of our nation’s past leaders. ... more
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Rationing our Rights Sat Feb 18Ken BlackwellThey said it would never lead to rationing. But rationing is already here. Under the latest assault by the Obama administration, they are rationing our rights. ... more
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The Progressive Legacy: Part II Tue Feb 14Thomas Sowell"Often wrong but never in doubt" is a phrase that summarizes much of what was done by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, the two giants of the Progressive era, a century ago. ... more
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The Progressive Legacy: Part III Tue Feb 14Thomas SowellThe same presumptions of superior wisdom and virtue behind the interventionism of Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in the domestic economy also led them to be interventionists in other countries. ... more
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The Use of Heroes: Lee's Birthday, 2012 Wed Jan 18Paul GreenbergLet's hear it for The Usable Past. That phrase was much in vogue among historians not long ago, and may still be. Historians, too wanted to be part of the practical arts. History, we were told, isn't something to be studied for its own sake, but as a guide to current politics. A useful collection of talking points. A great warehouse of stick figures we can choose from to make our case. ... more
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Forget 1980 -- 2012 Might Just Be '68 Sun Jan 8Townhall.com StaffEveryone’s a pundit in a year like this one, and those who’ve long been talking about the upcoming election have heavily debated whether 2012 will be similar to 1980. ... more
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Hannah and Her Brothers Mon Jan 2Mike AdamsShelby wasn’t expecting such difficult questions when she took a job teaching grammar school in middle Tennessee. But it was an election year and little Emily had been hearing a lot of talk about politics. ... more
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America"He sees this version of (as you said) this government as a stumbling block that's getting in the way of his greatness." ... more
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Robert MorrisonThis week marks the seventieth anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. More than 2,500 Americans were killed in that “sudden and deliberate attack.” ... more
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Pearl Harbor and the American Century Wed Dec 7Michael PrellSeventy years ago today, America was brutally attacked at Pearl Harbor by an enemy that used planes as suicide bombs. A lesser nation would have been devastated. But America was no lesser nation. ... more
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Barack Obama's America, In His Own Words Tue Dec 6Charlotte HaysSometimes in unguarded moments the Obamas have said revealing things that later needed to be explained away—the president’s “bitter clingers” remark and Mrs. Obama’s being proud of her country “for the first time in my adult life” spring to mind. ... more
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Wayne LaPierreIn all of our nation’s history, a handful of dates stand out – dates that meant life or death for America and our freedoms. ... more
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Be Thankful it was Harry, Not Henry Sat Nov 26David StokesIn the spirit of the recent holiday, among the many things for which Americans should be thankful is a political decision made more than 67 years ago as the Second World War was beginning to wind down and as the nation’s voters prepared for a presidential election. It was one of Franklin Roosevelt’s finest moments of decision, though admittedly, one he exercised reluctantly. ... more
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Alan SearsIn late 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower reached the New World to found what would become Plymouth Colony. Governed by the Mayflower Compact—the representative government established through it—they thanked God for their safe voyage and disembarked the vessel with a cold winter before them. ... more
