(Only Conservatives) Love A (July 4th) Parade?

July 1, 2011 | 1 comment

This is not exactly the type of pre-Independence Day post I envisioned, but when an article came to my attention earlier this week about a Harvard study that claims July 4th parades are some type of Republican pep rally, it … Read more>

An Independence Day Gift: “The Egg” From “1776″

July 3, 2010 | 3 comments

As I penned last year at this time, one of the best movies of all time is 1776, a musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, based on the Broadway hit. (If you haven’t seen it, … Read more>

“These United Colonies Are, And Of Right Ought To Be, Free And Independent States”

July 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Today is the day that John Adams wrote would be our national day. For good reason. Today was the day in 1776 that the Continental Congress passed a certain Virginian’s resolution declaring independence from Great Britain.

Not Thomas Jefferson. … Read more>