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  • What the Story of Cain and Abel Teaches Us About Envy and Victimhood

    What the Story of Cain and Abel Teaches Us About Envy and Victimhood0

    In his “Biblical Series V: The Hostile Brothers” and in his international best seller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Jordan Peterson provides a rich interpretation of the story of Cain and Abel. The archetypal brothers both suffer, but their radically different responses to their suffering represent perennial human options. After becoming self-conscious and leaving the Garden of

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  • The Minnesota First at the Battle of Gettysburg: Putting Lincoln’s Words into Perspective

    The Minnesota First at the Battle of Gettysburg: Putting Lincoln’s Words into Perspective0

    On July 3rd, 1863, Union troops won the Battle of Gettysburg. Considered to be a turning point of the war, Gettysburg was the deadliest Civil War battle, not only in terms of civilian soldiers, but Generals as well. The three days of fighting were filled with devastation, tragedy, courage, and heroism. There were many points

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  • Portland: A Preview of Civil War?

    Portland: A Preview of Civil War?0

    Last week, Rasmussen Reports released a poll that revealed 31% of Americans think a U.S. civil war is likely soon. 59% of all voters are concerned that “those opposed to President Trump’s policies will resort to violence.”   On Saturday, June 30, a group called Patriot Prayer held a free-speech rally and march after applying

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  • How Early America Overcame Unrest and Cultural Diversity

    How Early America Overcame Unrest and Cultural Diversity0

    America’s last several years have been fraught with dissension. Tempers have flared and arguments have been fought in the months since Donald Trump was elected president, causing many to plead for civility and rationality in interactions. But now the gloves seem to be coming off. Several venues seem to be suggesting that civility is not

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  • How Democracies Become Tyrannical

    How Democracies Become Tyrannical0

    For most of the last three centuries, the ideas of liberty and democracy have been intertwined in the minds of both friends and foes of a free society. The substitution of absolute monarchies with governments representative of the voting choices of a nation’s population has been considered part and parcel with the advancement of freedom

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  • Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)?

    Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)?0

    If this 4th of July you reflect on the future of liberty, you will not be alone. Many Americans believe freedom is in decline. The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom confirms the decline. Their latest 2018 data places the United States as only the 18th freest country in the world. Are politicians to blame? Or, do the politicians

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