History
‘Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’ : The Other McCain
Posted on | April 1, 2026 | No Comments When did states begin issuing birth certificates? And why are these documents now required in various legal contexts? I was born in Atlanta, Georgia — the exact hour and minute were recorded, along with my…
3 Reasons Saint Patrick Still Matters
We know his first name, but not his last. We think we know when he died, but it’s unclear when he was born. Over the centuries, plenty of legend has taken root about Patrick as firm fact, but there’s enough known about his life to celebrate…
Who Built the USSR? – Religion & Liberty Online
(This article appears in the Winter 2026 issue of the Coolidge Review.) One of the epic stories of World War II is how Russian troops held the Stalingrad tractor factory against repeated assaults by German units from August to October 1942. That…
A Closer Look at the Deep State’s Top Enemy: The John Birch Society
Since its establishment in 1958, the John Birch Society has been the target of numerous attacks; it has been criticized, maligned, and defamed because it identified what others would not: high-level globalist collaboration and communist…
Historical Analogies and the Current Crisis : The Other McCain
Posted on | January 22, 2026 | No Comments John Adams (left); John Quincy Adams (right) Here’s a question most people have never pondered: Why did the North fight the Civil War? The way history is taught, the focus is on slavery and the South,…
He Brought Us From Darkness
Into the chilled October night four figures cut through the dark. Over the railroad tracks, down the dirt streets, past the preserved homes and the silent shops, they quietly made their way to a group of buildings just ahead.The short elderly…
Please Stop Slandering Jefferson Davis : The Other McCain
Posted on | January 16, 2026 | No Comments U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, 1853 In recent days, various of my conservative friends have thought it amusing to compare Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to Jefferson Davis. The intent is to compare…
Why Students MUST Learn the Good, Bad & Ugly of America’s History
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:29 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: Android | | More America’s history should be taught as a living story of flawed people used by God for His purposes—not as…
Thoughts From a ‘Heritage American’ : The Other McCain
Posted on | December 21, 2025 | No Comments Grave of John Pelham in Jacksonville, Alabama Perhaps you’re not on X (formerly known as Twitter) and therefore have been spared the quarrel over “Heritage Americans.” Don’t know who coined that term…
Comrade Cora Weiss Dies, New York Times Glorifies Her in Obit — as Expected
AP ImagesLeft to right: Cora Weiss, David Dellinger, and William Sloan Coffin One thing you can count on: The New York Times’ obituary section will never waste an opportunity to vilify a real hero — or glorify a real villain. Selective…