Tag: American Republic
America’s “Logres”: The Mythology of a Nation ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Raymond Docupil C.S. Lewis believed that every nation possesses what he called a “haunting,” a “Logres,” which baptizes it with a unique inner life. What, or where, is America’s Logres? Who is the mythological hero that could guide the American identity the way… Continue Reading “America’s “Logres”: The Mythology of a Nation ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Autumnal Reflections on America ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Mark Malvasi Although Gnosticism has conditioned the American mind and dominated the American character, the United States itself, as we are once again discovering, is a historical, not a providential nation uniquely blessed of God. Nothing makes inevitable continued American prosperity or even… Continue Reading “Autumnal Reflections on America ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
What Made Us Go Crazy? Part One: – VDH’s Blade of Perseus
By Victor Davis Hanson What Made Us Go Crazy? Part One: – VDH’s Blade of Perseus — Read on victorhanson.com/what-made-us-go-crazy-part-one/
Was Cornwallis a Coward? ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Alan Pell Crawford The caricature of the British generals of the American Revolution is one of them prancing about in their splendid red uniforms, dipping snuff, looking down their snooty noses at the silly-billy Americans, and cowering from the slaughter, lest their wigs… Continue Reading “Was Cornwallis a Coward? ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
The Baleful Comet of Boston: Samuel Adams & the Puritan Republic – The Imaginative Conservative
By M. E. Bradford Samuel Adams believed that men are ruled more by fear or other emotions than by reason. And Sam Adams knew how to generate anger and fear. Thus he kept up the flow of propaganda that followed from the town’s versions… Continue Reading “The Baleful Comet of Boston: Samuel Adams & the Puritan Republic – The Imaginative Conservative”
A Tale of Two Homes and Two Statesmen ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bruce Frohnen Both Monticello and Mount Vernon are imposing estates. Both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were imposing historical figures. What do the homes tell us about the statesmen? Quite a bit, it turns out… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2016/01/tale-two-homes-statesmen-mount-vernon-monticello-bruce-frohnen.html
An overlooked controversy in California | Voice
By Jerry Newcombe It seems like the ongoing effort of historical revisionism — to tarnish American history and its heroes in service of political correctness — continues unabated. — Read on http://www.christianpost.com/voices/an-overlooked-controversy-in-california.html
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