Although the Pilgrims came in 1620 and held the First Thanksgiving shortly thereafter, the national holiday which we celebrate didn’t come into existence until 1863. But America was not without Thanksgiving celebrations in the intervening years. As the quotes below demonstrate, days of prayer, fasting, and thanksgiving became a frequent part of American life, particularly
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After the recent presidential election victory by Donald Trump, perennial calls to end the US Department of Education grew louder. With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, and retaining control of the US House of Representatives as well, the prospect of eliminating the department became more plausible. But don’t hold your breath. When Trump
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President-elect Donald Trump has wasted no time since election day, having already announced a string of cabinet appointments—including Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Elise Stefanik as United Nations ambassador, and Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. But if there is one appointment that will really shake things up
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An often-overlooked Cold War journalist, political thinker, and ex-Soviet spy, Whittaker Chambers was born in 1901 and grew up in a poor and troubled home. Desperation and dissatisfaction with his upbringing and sympathy toward the plight of the poor and working class made Marxist ideology and its practical application—communism—especially appealing to Chambers. Like many young
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Political divisions are ugly, and those divisions have spilled over onto the Thanksgiving table. One study found that “partisan differences cost American families 62 million person-hours of Thanksgiving time.” Presumably those same differences are impacting the quality of family time throughout the year. Time to count our blessings has become another opportunity to count our grievances. Here
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