History

Examines three strong threads of evidence that the primary cause behind southern secession was the desire to maintain the institution of chattel slavery.

The U.S. Treasury's scheme to remove Alexander Hamilton from the $10 bill is an injustice to Hamilton, a derogation of the country he founded, and another example of “identity politics.”

Drafted eight-hundred years ago, the Magna Carta was a major step toward the conception and implementation of properly limited government.

A review of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography.

A review of The Imitation Game.

Examines the history of and motive behind this underreported atrocity, finding the cause to be a combination of mysticism (Islam) and collectivism (racism).

Ari Armstrong reviews America: Imagine the World Without Her, by Dinesh D'Souza.

On September 17, 1787, the Founding Fathers signed the United States Constitution, laying the foundation for the first nation in history based on the recognition of the inalienable rights of man.

Regarding “Getting Lincoln Right” To the Editor: I would like to congratulate Alexander Marriott on his well-written and illuminating article “Getting Lincoln Right” [TOS Summer 2014]. Mr. Marriott eloquently addresses the most common moral and historical fallacies that are used to smear the legacy of a man who, in my…

America came as close as any society has ever come to establishing an exclusively rights-protecting government. Americans were almost fully free to live their own lives, by their own judgment, for their own sake. This is the moral ideal we should embrace and redouble our efforts to achieve.