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Revolutionary America: From Subjects to Citizens
The American Founding is the greatest political achievement in history. The American colonists had developed a unique way of life as they practiced self-government for 150 years. In the struggles between colonies and mother country that followed the French and Indian War, Britain declared that the Americans had no right to rule themselves. Our ancestors fought the Revolution, risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor,” and formed a stable government to secure that right to themselves and their posterity.
In "Revolutionary America: From Subjects to Citizens," learn about the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain, the battles and bloodshed on American soil, and the debates that lead to the formation of the Constitution.
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The American Revolution Was About More Than Taxes
October 1, 2026
“No taxation without representation” may be the most famous slogan associated with the American Revolution. It is also easy to misunderstand. The colonists certainly objected to taxes imposed by Great Britain. The Stamp Act, Townshend duties, and Tea Act all provoked resistance. But if the Revolution had simply been a dispute over money, it would be difficult to explain why colonists organized ...
Charlie Kirk Was Looking Up, Too
September 10, 2026
When I first came to Hillsdale as a graduate student, I couldn’t stand Charlie Kirk. I thought he was shallow, ill-tempered, and imprudent. In a word: cringe. I was reading Aristotle and The Federalist in a seminar room while he was arguing with sophomores on YouTube, and I knew which of us was doing the serious thing. I was wrong, and it took me years to understand why. The defects I saw...
To Launch a Thousand Ships
September 3, 2026
One of Homer’s signatures as a literary artist is his arresting use of epithets. Homeric epics are populated by colorful figures such as “swift-footed Achilles,” “grey-eyed Athena,” and “cloud-gathering Zeus.” In one of the most iconic of these epithets, Homer summarizes the causes of the Trojan War: he describes Helen as “the face that launched a thousand ships.” It was a face that the warr...
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