HSF Conversations: The American Founding
In this edition of HSF Conversations, regular contributors Sarah E. Lytle, Phillip T. Morgan, and Jesse F. Owens discuss the importance of the American founding for modern Americans. We share some things from the Founding that are particularly meaningful to us and suggest ways we can all learn from the thoughts and actions of the Founders before considering how we can best honor that generation...
Patriotism for Political Exiles
I grew up listening to conservative radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Phil Valentine criticize Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and the Democratic Party. I shared (and still share) many of their critiques of Democrats, whose mainstream policy views have become only more sinister over the past twenty years. I did not think George W. Bush was perfect during his presidency. I lament the Iraq War. But I thought he governed in a broadly conservative...
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
The American folk song “O! Say Bonny Lass” is a fictional conversation between a colonial soldier and his intended wife. The soldier asks his beloved if she will stand by him through the horrors of the war he is about enter, and the woman replies she will. He speaks of lying in a barrack, campaigning, enduring battle and famine and wounds, marching to the rhythm of the drums, and firing the canons. The soldier then asks his bonny lass...
Taxation without Representation: The Importance of Constitutionalism
This month several contributors from the Helwys Society Forum are going to offer essays related to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Each post will address a specific aspect of the founding and suggest some applications for our present moment. Sometime in the early 2010s, I attended a community get-together in early July where the organizers decided to give printed handouts of the Declaration of...
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