by Colin Harris | Jun 23, 2022 | Opinion
Thomas Jefferson is widely noted for his emphasis on the necessity of an educated electorate for the experiment of a democratic republic to work. A combination of confirmed statements by him and quotes attributed to him point to an informed populace as a foundation...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 11, 2018 | Opinion
The Charlottesville Clergy Collective (CCC) made an important decision during the summer of 2017; it would not allow the conflict that engulfed its city to define the future. When white supremacists descended on Charlottesville on Aug. 12 of that year, blatant racism...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 3, 2015 | Opinion
A Baptist congregation sent President Thomas Jefferson a cheese wheel to congratulate him on his election. More interesting is the fact that it was delivered by John Leland (1754-1841) on New Year’s Day 1802. Leland was a prominent Baptist minister and a leading...
by Mike Massar | Apr 14, 2014 | Opinion
At a dinner for Nobel Prize winners, President John F. Kennedy gave a most clever and astute introduction. He said to that distinguished crowd, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the...
by Robert Parham | Aug 15, 2012 | Opinion
The radio broadcast began with the highest of praise. “David Barton. An honorable, honorable man. A true American historian. And really honestly, I think the man who has singlehandedly saved this country from darkness,” said conservative radio host Glenn...
