Opinion

As Holy Week descended across the world, the Trump administration sent a shocking yet refreshing message to Americans, “renew[ing] its promise to defend the Christian faith in our schools, military, workplaces, hospitals, and halls of government.” These words are a welcome sight, especially after the horrors inflicted by the Biden-Harris administration over the previous four […]

Christianity’s decline in American life was presented as a foregone conclusion by the late 2010s. A group of prominent thinkers known as the New Atheists propelled anti-Christian polemics into mainstream discussion with mega-bestsellers and popular speaking tours. The ascendant woke movement ripped through America’s cultural institutions, denouncing traditional Christian teaching and values as bigoted, “canceling” […]

Changing hearts and minds and making a difference in the world rarely comes from hearing dry data and expertise. Rather, people are moved by simple, lived truth told by the everyday American. That’s why, at Independent Women, we believe impact begins with stories. It’s our mission statement, in fact: “Tell her story, change the world.”  Take, for example, the story of Payton McNabb, a former […]

This Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ignited the American Revolution. And, since this single day also marks the beginning of the military path that led us to July 4, 1776, it’s worth reflecting on the unparalleled contributions to American independence and democracy that came from one family: […]

On April 19, 1775 — 250 years ago today — the British Royal Army clashed with colonial militia in Massachusetts. Lexington and Concord marked the first battle of the War for Independence, villages outside Boston ringing with the “shot heard ‘round the world.” Why did ordinary farmers and shopkeepers rise up against their imperial masters? Because […]