We Are All Orphans Now
To understand American values, we must embrace our Founding Fathers and Mothers. If I better understood of the origins of America, I would not have undergone such a confusing development as I matured into a young man.
To understand American values, we must embrace our Founding Fathers and Mothers. If I better understood of the origins of America, I would not have undergone such a confusing development as I matured into a young man.
Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living
The real story of Thanksgiving reads like a Dan Brown novel. It involves a little-known web of secret societies, biblical imagery, presidential power, and lost books.
Jim Thomas | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver
America pauses today, if but for a moment, in collective recognition that despite our differences and our problems, we have many reasons to be grateful. Law, thankfully, has little to do with Thanksgiving.
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style
It's fascinating to see how presentation and palates have evolved over the years, and how historical context and presidential personality all influence this facet of American showmanship. The Kennedys tout the virtues of aspic, the Franklin Roosevelts scandalized the polite world with an entrée, and George Washington gave new meaning to the phrase "no frills."
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
By looking at what our most revered presidents have said about the meaning of Thanksgiving, we can get a better idea of the purpose of our national holiday.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
The litany of sectarian killings that has been such a grotesque piece of America's "hidden history" is the reason that some of the Framers thought the First Amendment was so necessary.
Washington Post | Joel Achenbach | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business
One day in 1791, President George Washington received a bill for 60 pounds, 1 shilling and 7 pence from his physician friend James Craik, who regularl...
News9.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home
Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today....
Bruce Feiler | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
Ted Kennedy was called the Moses of Health Care. This analogy was also used frequently on the death of other great American figures.
Bruce Feiler | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics
Obama is not the first president to connect the American spirit to the story of Moses: Washington compared the Revolution to the Exodus; Jefferson quoted Moses in his second inaugural.
Suz Redfearn | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living
The event happened decades ago, but the memory remains terribly vivid. I awoke suddenly, alone, in my mom's dimly lit bedroom in the middle of a blustery South Florida night.
Allison Rockefeller | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York
Hamilton arrived in 1773 and began his stunning ascent in a whirlwind, epic tale of crisis and opportunity, from unclaimed son to Founding Father. Doesn't New York set the greatest stage for this kind of story?
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
In his catalog of Washington's public virtues and civility, David Brooks neglected to mention that George Washington owned, bought and sold his fellow human beings.
The New York Times | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
Americans still admire dignity. But the word has become unmoored from any larger set of rules or ethical system. But it's not right to end on a note...
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green
For rope, paper, clothing, food, fuel -- hemp has been a critical crop for cash and survival for 6,000 years. Today it contributes billions of dollars to the German, Canadian and Chinese economies.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
"Inalienable" or "unalienable"? Jefferson's drafts shows he wrote "inalienable." The parchment and printed versions use "unalienable."
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
Male influence in a child's life is invaluable, irreplaceable and necessary for most of us. There, I said it.
Ben Fractenberg | Posted 07.10.2009 | Comedy
"The British are coming! OMG! Wake up the militia! Sound the church bells! Update your Facebook status!"
Chris Rodda | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann spit out a few more bits of historical hogwash, including a fake George Washington prayer, to bash the president.
Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.29.2009 | Style
To date the Obamas' most noticeable change to their new home outside has been to install a de-luxe swing-set near the President's office. How have past administrations redecorated?
Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics
The most likely outcome of this whole business will be that nobody will be punished.
Dave Hill | Posted 05.24.2009 | Comedy
Success--will we ever really understand it? Probably not, but as long as we're on the topic, it wouldn't kill you to put on a pair of pants.
Wendy Diamond | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living
According to Mrs. Obama, the only thing still up in the air is the presidential pooch's name. What's in a name anyway?
Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics
What a political week it was. We watched as Obama addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time; defended his $787-billion stimulus plan; and presented his massive $3.6-trillion budget.
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 03.18.2009 | Comedy
Yeah, ok, George Washington didn't actually eat the brains of his foes, but this video's pretty awesome anyway. We resurrected it to help you celebrat...
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics