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Battle of Yorktown: Surrender on October 19, 1781

The Battle of Lexington and Concord launched the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. The surrender following the Battle of Yorktown ended the land war in North America exactly 6½ years later, on October 19, 1781.

State and Civil Society: Lessons from Hurricane Helene

On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene, a category-4 storm, slammed into the Big Bend area of Florida. Before dissipating on September 29, the storm cut a massive swath of destruction through several states in the southeastern United States. The devastation was perhaps

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Liberalism: A Brief Introduction

Liberalism was the driving ideology of the American Revolution. It, however, predates the American Revolution by a century. Liberalism can trace its origins to the writings of physician and political philosopher John Locke. His Second Treatise on Government outlines the key elements

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Political Spectrum: What is Left? What is Right?

In common political discussion today, we often hear candidates described as left-wing or right-wing. We speak of a left-right political spectrum. Where did those terms come from, though? Do we use them correctly, and are we at all correct about who is

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