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The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, seen from below at its northwest corner, Doric columns rising against a blue sky
Current Events

The Midterms Are Coming: Vote!

Ahead of the November 3 midterms, a case for choosing renewal over decline—and for teaching the next generation why the values of Western civilization are worth keeping.

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Pencil-sketch illustration of Charlie Kirk looking upward toward a mountain sunrise, beside his quote: "I want to be remembered for courage, for my faith. That would be the most important thing."
Faith

A Year Without Charlie

One year after his death, a reflection on Charlie Kirk—a man after God's heart who pointed a generation toward the beautiful, the good, and the true.

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Barry Faulkner's Declaration of Independence mural, showing Thomas Jefferson presenting the document to John Hancock before members of the Continental Congress
Current Events

The Declaration as Allegory

Barry Faulkner's monumental 1930s murals crown the Declaration and the Constitution in the National Archives. A look at the allegory—war and peace, and Lincoln hidden as a storm cloud.

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Os Guinness speaking, photographed at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Forum in 2023
Faith Current Events

Freedom Without Faith Will Falter

Without faith, freedom can't survive. Os Guinness on America's covenantal roots, the forgotten Hebrew republic, and the self-examination the country owes itself before its 250th birthday.

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The Star-Spangled Banner — the 1813 garrison flag from Fort McHenry — on display at the Smithsonian Institution
Current Events Education

Celebrating Flag Day: Our Banner Yet Waves

Flag Day's origins trace to America's schools — and so does much of its decline. A look at the holiday's history, the SCOTUS cases that shaped flag speech, and what's at stake as Old Glory still waves toward the country's 250th.

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John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (1819), U.S. Capitol Rotunda
Current Events Faith

Toward an American Renewal

A reflection on America's 250th, classical-Christian education, and what Os Guinness, Wilfred McClay, and the late Charlie Kirk teach us about choosing renewal over decline.

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U.S. Marines raise the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945
Current Events Faith

Remembering on Memorial Day

A Memorial Day reflection on America's founders, the gamble of self-government, and what we owe the rising generations as the country approaches its 250th birthday.

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