President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in commemoration of Thanksgiving Day, as penned by Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward. The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful […]
On the subject of historical inaccuracies in his biopic Napoleon (2023), director Ridley Scott told the Times of London, “When I have issues with historians, I ask: ‘Excuse me, mate were you there? No? Well, shut the f*** up then.’” It’s the kind of thing you get to say if you’re making Gladiator (2000), a truly masterful revenge fantasy draped […]
The thought behind Thanksgiving is outward toward God and his blessings and not inward, which suggests gratitude to no one in particular for whatever...
Centrally planned economies always fail. This was the case made by renowned hedge fund manager and future Donald Trump treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent in a June speech to the Manhattan Institute. Bessent disparaged the failed statist economic policies of Joe Biden, who had put central planning at “the heart” of his economic agenda. The resulting “calamity,” […]
When a group of English men and women in the 17th century, fleeing religious persecution and living in exile in Holland, sought freedom and the chance at a better life, it is hard to imagine any of them believed they were changing the course of human civilization. Pursuing the opportunity for a better life, they […]
Having lost to President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris has provided a good example of how to infantilize one’s constituents. For Harris’s first post-election appearance, the Democratic Party shared a video message clipped from a call she held with former running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). She reminded voters that they “have the same […]
The best news about President-elect Donald Trump returning to office is that we will again have a president who treats Mexico with the hostility it deserves; because the Mexican government is not an ally of the United States. Whether Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico are worthwhile or not, with the increased costs to consumers and […]
The results of the 2024 presidential election presented an opportunity for the United States to chart a bold course in addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time: China’s dominance in critical minerals and advanced manufacturing. While Washington has acknowledged the Chinese Communist Party as a grave threat to national security, action to […]
The public-health establishment and left-wing media are rushing to discredit President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to lead public-health agencies, but his choices of medical heroes...
Every so often, in politics, something ridiculous occurs; it is difficult to believe such absurdity is reality. Several examples occurred during the 2024 election, most notably in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The Bucks County Board of Commissioners, led by Democrat Vice Chairwoman Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, who defied a state Supreme Court decision, […]
