In recent years, To Kill a Mockingbird has become a recurring subject within curriculum debates. The novel has generated ongoing discussion about how literature can address questions of race, justice, and history, and about the...
At a recent event, Princeton professor Robert P. George was asked whether the distinctive model of College of the Ozarks—a Christian college where students work while enrolled and graduate debt-free—might offer the best solution to the...
When someone mentions the Fourth of July, images of grand parades, dazzling fireworks, and boisterous gatherings come to mind. Celebration styles have not changed much since 1777, when Philadelphians commemorated their independence with fireworks,...
America’s 250th anniversary is more than a celebration of our past—it’s a call to shape our future. Across the country, too many students graduate without a meaningful understanding of our nation’s history, founding principles, or constitutional...
In the spring of 2022, I was a doctoral candidate and graduate instructor […]
ACTA mourns the passing of Professor Gordon S. Wood, one of the very greatest historians of the American founding and a cherished friend to this organization. He died on June 7 at the age of 92,...
A sustainable, statewide model for civil discourse is blossoming at public universities across North Carolina, thanks to a series of generous gifts from the Barnes Family Foundation. Sparked by an initial seed grant bestowed...
Eighty-two years ago, on June 6, 1944, the Allied Expeditionary Forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in what would be “the largest amphibious invasion in military history.” Known as Operation Overlord, or D-Day, the invasion was the opening act to a colossal campaign...
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