American Revolution Blog

According to a 2006 survey of ten historians , conducted and published by The Atlantic , Abraham Lincoln topped the list of the 100 most inf...

Happy 235th Birthday to the United States Marines!!! On this day in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was born. Members of the Continenta...

This past week Americans witnessed the beautiful miracle that is a democratic election. And though many on the left are probably unhappy wi...

Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgo...

Guy Fawkes Night (or "Pope Day" as it was called in colonial America) is coming up this Thursday. And as was commonly the case, G...

And How it Illustrates the Evolution of American Nationalism I know I am going to catch a lot of crap for this but I'm going to say it a...

Today is election day! As we are all aware, every two years in this grand nation of ours citizens invoke their right to elect the candidates...

The real birthday of the United States of America is NOT the Fourth of July. Not according to John Adams. Nope. It's the SECOND of July....

Imagine a line of redcoated British soldiers marching across the battlefield at Camden . Just as the American army begins to break and run, ...

Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution states that the President of the United States is required to: "...from time to time give to...

Merry Christmas everyone! As you enjoy the festivities, keep in mind that today also carries a special American tribute that should not go f...

A Fundamental Error in the "Key Founders" Argument For those who debate religion and the founding, one of the central topics of co...

The Geography of Witchcraft by Brad Hart For the second installment in my series on the Salem Witch Trials, I have decided to look at the ge...

The Economics of Witchcraft by Brad Hart Over the past week I have had the wonderful opportunity of delving into the July, 2008 issue of the...

This Ain't No Fairness Doctrine Here! One of the major criticisms from the historical community of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize...