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America at 250
This Week in American History: A City on the Brink
Long before Minneapolis, Americans argued over the authority to send in forces to cities in crisis. One revolutionary war standoff shows how old—and…
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: The Unlikeliest Hero of the American Revolution
Self-taught, overweight, and missing two fingers, Henry Knox pulled off one of the most decisive feats of the American Revolution.
Jonathan Horn
America’s 250th Isn’t Just a Birthday
Our nation’s founding deserves something more serious than candles, slogans, and vague celebration.
Yuval Levin
Things Worth Remembering: MLK’s Final Act of Faith
‘Somewhere I read of freedom,’ said Martin Luther King Jr. in the last speech of his life. Most of us today don’t need to read of our rights to know…
Jonathan Eig
This Week in American History: Roosevelt’s Big Stick
Before the Donroe Doctrine, there was the Roosevelt Corollary: If the United States didn’t want European powers intervening in Latin America, it would…
Jonathan Horn
The Right to Laugh: A Free Press Celebration of America
Laughing with (or at) America with Judy Gold, Colin Quinn, and more.
The Free Press
This Week in American History: The Revolution’s First Hot Take
Nearly 250 years before social media, Thomas Paine published the first ‘viral’ pamphlet. It moved a nation and spurred a revolution.
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: When America Invaded Canada
A failed invasion of Quebec marked the Revolution’s first major setback—and defined the early limits of the American union.
Jonathan Horn
I’m Christian. My Wife Is Jewish. Our Marriage Is an Act of Faith.
As the editor of a religious journal, I spend my days contemplating theological differences and the meaning of belief. But it was my marriage to a…
R. R. Reno
Two Prophets of American Faith
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Abraham Joshua Heschel were from different centuries and traditions. They both speak clearly to our dispirited world.
David Wolpe
Eleven Books to Fill That God-Sized Hole in Your Heart
Rabbi David Wolpe, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, and Eboo Patel on the titles you should read to pause, reflect, and rediscover meaning this holiday season.
The Free Press
The First Christmas of the American Revolution
In the snow-filled holiday season of 1775, George Washington and his soldiers confronted an uncertain future.
Jonathan Horn
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