American history

American flags on tombs of American Veterans on Memorial Day, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky (Blur Effect)On National Register of Historic Places

^{Scott S. Powell
May 30, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

By Keeping The Past Alive, Memorial Day Can Help Us Save The Future

_{Scott S. Powell
May 30, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Memorial Day is a profound American holiday because it connects the present with so many different points of our past. It was originally known as Decoration Day, a day set aside to honor those who lost their lives in the Civil War—America’s most costly war, taking the lives of at least 620,000 men. Among American holidays, Memorial Day is unique also in that it originated from the vanquished, not the victor. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
February 9, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Historical Spotlight: President’s Day

_{Scott S. Powell
February 9, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Scott Powell joined OAN's Tipping Point to discuss George Washington and the origins of President's Day. Read More ›

Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site

^{Scott S. Powell
January 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A Celebration of the Redemption of America’s Principles

_{Scott S. Powell
January 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Nearly 200 years after the vision expressed in the Declaration of Independence, and nearly 100 years after the bloody Civil War and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, Martin Luther King Jr. answered the call and ultimately sacrificed his life to finish the work he described as making people, “free at last, free at last.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
November 17, 2020
Economics}

A New American Poverty

_{Christopher Rufo
November 17, 2020
Economics}

The new American poverty is not primarily an economic phenomenon – it has become a social, familial and psychological problem that reaches the very foundations of our social order. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
September 21, 2020
Economics}

Defending American Values, and History

_{Christopher Rufo
September 21, 2020
Economics}

In a speech yesterday at the National Archives, President Trump elevated a formerly obscure academic discipline — critical race theory — into a major theme in his campaign for reelection. Read More ›

^{John R. Miller
February 19, 2011
Citizen Leadership}

The Original American Idol

_{John R. Miller
February 19, 2011
Citizen Leadership}

Today we merge Washington’s birthday with the birthdays of other presidents and submerge them all in clothing and appliance sales. But it was not always so. Americans in past centuries celebrated Washington’s birthday as a winter version of the Fourth of July. Americans in Cambridge, Williamsburg, Richmond and Milton, Conn., were already celebrating Washington’s birthday even before the end of Read More ›