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America at 250
America at 250: Capitalism’s Hall of Fame
They built factories, golden arches, and music empires. They changed what you eat, where you shop, and what you hear. This week, we celebrate America’s…
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They Did Build That
From Ford to Bezos, the capitalist titans have altered the American landscape.
Philip Delves Broughton
This Week in American History: When Germany Invaded America
In the spring of 1776, King George III turned to foreign troops in his quest to subdue the rebellious colonies.
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: The French Connection
In 1776, a great playwright created a fictitious trading company to hide the French government’s active support of the American rebellion.
Jonathan Horn
The Men Who Bankrolled America
As America turns 250, two founding funders deserve a place alongside the statesmen and generals.
James Grant
This Week in American History: John Adams’s Rage Bait
By April 1776, North Carolinians were resolved to separate from Great Britain.
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: The Other Manhattan Project
Two hundred fifty years ago this week, George Washington and his Continental Army set off for fortified New York City and prepared to repel a British…
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: Don’t Call Them Pirates
Driven by a restless, entrepreneurial spirit, more than a thousand American privateers took to the waves against the British.
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: Forged Letters, Fake Prisoners, and a High-Value Target
Long before the Maduro raid, a scrappy U.S. general ran a special operation to catch Philippine rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo—a scheme so bold it still…
Jonathan Horn
Nonviolence in a Violent Age: Coleman Hughes Live in Atlanta
What can today’s activists learn from the discipline, sacrifice, and moral clarity of the civil rights movement?
Coleman Hughes
1HR 8M
You’re Not Protesting Like Dr. King
For my uncle, protest wasn’t a moral stance alone—it was a strategy, a discipline, and a craft. Today, we’ve lost all three.
Isaac Newton Farris Jr.
This Week in American History: The British Bang a U-ey
Two hundred fifty years ago this week, Washington and his Continentals liberated Boston.
Jonathan Horn
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