American History

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The principles of America’s Founders must be restored to their proper role in the public and political discourse, influencing public policy and reforming government to reflect constitutional limits.

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FIRST PRINCIPLES

The Story of the Declaration of Independence

Dec 16, 2024 About an hour read

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Brenda Hafera

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The Road to Rediscovering America: Putting Civic Education on the Map

Nov 4, 2025 4 min read

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Brenda Hafera

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Recovering the American Proposition with Peter Augustine Lawler Richard Reinsch

May 24, 2022 9 min read

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Is American Democracy at Risk? Lee Edwards, Ph.D.

May 2, 2022 1 min read

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Ode to Patrick Henry: We’re Still Fighting to Protect Our Liberty Today Hans A. von Spakovsky

Apr 29, 2022 5 min read

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An Oath Isn’t What It Used to Be Thomas Jipping

Apr 13, 2022 3 min read

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Realism, Religion, and the Republic Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Mar 1, 2022 4 min read

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What the Left and the Right Get Wrong About Liberalism Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Nov 30, 2021 6 min read

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The Freedom Letter to the Romans Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Sep 21, 2021 7 min read

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The Appropriation of Locke Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.

Sep 16, 2021 17 min read

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Brenda Hafera

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Gillian Richards Augros

Senior Research Associate, Simon Center for American Studies

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