america, declaration-of-independence, freedom, society Read this piece in Compact Magazine from James Vaughn, a historian, at the University of Chicago and find myself quite amazed by the unique historical event that is the 250th anniversary of The United States. The Persian and Roman empires...
On July 4, 1776, a group of determined men signed the Declaration of Independence, announcing to the world that thirteen colonies would no longer live under the rule of a king. They declared that liberty, equality, and the right of people to govern themselves were worth fighting for. That moment...
I visited New York City at the end of last year, and I am a little bit behind on posting my photographs. In this post, I wanted to cover some of the food I had, notably things that are not that good for the waistline - cookies and doughnuts! I have a weakness for cookies, actually, and I wanted to...
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We take press freedom for granted. What if one day every TV station was like Fox News? “If You Can...
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