Bill of Rights Institute, My Impact Challenge

Sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute, My Impact Challenge is an opportunity for students to win up to $10,000, boost college applications and resumes, be recognized in the community, and connect with other young people by sharing their active engagement in...

From “No” to “the Ayes Have It”

    It was Monday, September 17, 1787. For more than three months, representatives from twelve of the newly independent states had argued bitterly on a wide range of issues, including whether the newly proposed constitution should have a strong or weak executive;...

Best-ever Books – The American Revolution

  Amazon sells more than 12,000 books on the “Revolution and Founding.” Where do you begin and what are the most credible and reliable sources and authors? The editors of the Journal of the American Revolution have compiled a list of what they consider to be the...

A Tale of Two Christmases

      Charles Dickens’ literary masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities, opens with these memorable words, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of...