Tag: Independence Day
This Fourth of July, let’s celebrate colonial failure.
July 4, 2017 | Post
The luck of the Spanish turned out to be their misfortune, and the curse of the English turned out to be a blessing.
How a Few New Ideas Caused an Entire Group of People to Turn on Their Country
July 11, 2016 | Post
Much like us today, American colonists thought of themselves as a free people. They viewed governance through a lens called Radical Whig Theory, a political ideology stating that individuals within a free society must jealously guard their liberty and be wary of any government encroachment. The theory holds that freedom is hard to keep, and […]
This One Dysfunctional Military Practice Might Be Responsible for the Existence of the United States
July 7, 2016 | Post
What would you do if the U.S. Army came to your door tomorrow and demanded you pay taxes and tariffs on many of the items in your home? Would you fight back against them; would you declare yourself free and independent from America? Yeah, we didn’t think you’d opt for the latter route… But, believe […]
Why the Founding Fathers Risked Everything for an Untried Idea
July 7, 2016 | Post
Earlier this week, Americans celebrated one of their most meaningful holidays, their country’s Independence Day. It’s a day every American knows, a day spent with food, family, and fireworks. See Also: Why the American Revolution Was Really an Economic Revolution But, many Americans don’t know the real story that led to July 4, 1776. What […]
The Two Ideas that Made America
July 4, 2016 | Post
The American Revolution: That moment when we declared independence from Great Britain and created an unprecedented new society.While we all know the basic details, most people don’t stop to ask exactly why the Founders declared independence from a powerful empire. After all, the risks of doing so were enormous. First, creating a democracy over such […]