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View All ArchivesCommentary · April 25, 2026
Krannawitter on Thomas
Thomas L. Krannawitter reflects on Clarence Thomas’s recent speech on progressivism, the Declaration of Independence, and the response it received.
Read the ArticleEssay · April 24, 2026
First In Freedom
Wes Westmoreland revisits the Halifax Resolves and the overlooked North Carolina vote that helped set independence in motion in April 1776.
Read the EssayPodcast · April 23, 2026
Words & Numbers Episode 502: Us v. Them
James R. Harrigan and Antony Davies take up partisanship, belief, and the increasingly tribal terms of American political life.
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