"We might recall the wisdom of America’s Founders, who knew there never was and never would be a nation of philosophers—much less scientists." - Chris Flannery americanmind.org/salvo/science-…

Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/bullet…

OTD in 1879, Will Rogers was born to a Cherokee family in Indian Territory, near what would become Oologah, OK. The "cowboy philosopher” both lifted & expressed the national spirit with his down-home humor & horse-sense commentary on the human condition. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/the-gr…

When you vote, remember you are going there to elect somebody to tell the scientists what to do. And not the other way around. Read Chris Flannery's latest in American Greatness. amgreatness.com/2022/11/06/pla…

“Chesty” Puller was a Marine’s Marine. To this day, in Marine Corps boot camp, recruits are exhorted, “Do one more for Chesty! Chesty Puller never quit!” His combat service record is astonishing: he is the most decorated Marine in history. hubs.li/Q01rNQ2n0

Our Veterans offer everything they have for us. What can we offer them? #VeteransDay theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/for-th…

Today and everyday we remember America’s Veterans—like legendary Marine “Chesty” Puller. 37 years of service and no quit in him. #VeteransDay theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/one-mo…

What makes Gettysburg America’s most hallowed ground? A delegation of Russian historians at the height of the Cold War seemed to know, when American historians had forgotten. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/gettys…

On this anniversary of Lincoln’s #GettysburgAddress, we are reminded that heroes will always need poets; and poets will always need heroes. It took the genius of Lincoln to articulate the nobility of the cause for which the Union soldiers died. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/gettys…

Happy birthday to Abigail Adams, an American hero. This short story reminds us that she was long on self-reliance, courage, and goodness. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/how-sl…

The greatest American film reminds us to give thanks that the cause of freedom remains there, waiting to be joined. Christopher Flannery of The American Story explains in his latest: americanmind.org/salvo/god-bles…

December 7th is the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought America into World War II. It is one of many days in the American year that inspire reflection on the most violent and determinative human event: war. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/pearl-…

E Pluribus Unum—out of many one—was the American motto on the Great Seal, and over the generations, out of many ways of celebrating or ignoring Christmas, came a recognizably American way. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/tiding…

Often our New Year’s resolutions are lighthearted and usually fleeting. Before Valentine’s Day or maybe even before Epiphany, we have slipped back into our old ways. But these lighthearted resolutions reflect a deeper, more serious impulse. theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/resolu…

"American Christmas 1776: ‘Victory or Death’" via The American Mind americanmind.org/salvo/american…

"Looking ahead to 2023 and beyond, we can be as sure as Washington, looking ahead to the New Year 1777 and beyond, that the cause of our country—& the fate of liberty in the world—is in our hands. Where else would you want it to be?" - Christopher Flannery americanmind.org/salvo/the-fate…

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech casts a golden thread across three centuries, connecting us to the source of the American dream. americanmind.org/salvo/the-spir…

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