Why a President Cannot Whip Inflation
One of the greatest challenges facing the administration of US President Gerald Ford when he assumed office in 1974 was the poor state of the US economy, which was suffering from a condition dubbed stagflation – stagnation and inflation.
Constitution Day Reflections on America’s Founding Documents
When it comes to celebrating Constitution Day, it may be considered atypical to think of the Declaration of Independence.
Watering A Nation’s Roots
In 1967, Pepperdine College commissioned the historian and conservative man of letters Russell Kirk to write a history textbook for the southern California Christian college.
The Impact of the 1984 First Ladies Conference Convened by Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education, FLARE, held it first national conference entitled, “In Celebration of Betty Ford’s 50th Anniversary as First Lady and Betty Ford’s 40th Anniversary of her historic 1984 first ladies conference” on April 26, 2024, at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Upside to the Barbecue Bubble
Everyone has opinions about brisket rubs, and pitmasters like Rodney Scott have won the prestigious James Beard award.
A Proper Sense of History
Students today often view history as a fascinating but largely useless subject – the sort of thing you study for pleasure but not the most practical of activities.
Gerald R. Ford’s Greatest Achievement
What was Gerald R. Ford’s greatest achievement as president?
Learning from Pandemics
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has not generated the kind of self-critical examination that we need to undertake if we are to avoid repeating mistakes in the future.
An Axis Star Wars Strategy Challenges U.S. Military Spending
In the 1980s, kudos were given to Ronald Reagan for introducing Star Wars technology that shielded America from nuclear attack and forced an expensive Soviet response.
The Political Vision of The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien’s timeless epic, The Lord of the Rings, is one of the bestselling books of all time and Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of Tolkien’s classic is one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
The Divine Economy of the Pardon Power
A 25-year-old Japanese American girl from Los Angeles, with a talented voice for broadcasting on the radio.
Remarks of Gerald R. Ford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Bicentennial Celebration)
On Washington's birthday in 1861, a fortnight after six States had formed a confederacy of their own, Abraham Lincoln came here to Independence Hall knowing that in 10 days he would face the cruelest national crisis of our 85-year history.
Virtue and the Legacy of Muhammad Ali
Ours was a boxing household. As a boy growing up in the 1990’s, I may have read the majority of boxing magazines published in America between the years 1970 and 1995.
On the 150th Anniversary of His Birth: A Celebration of G. K. Chesterton
At the end of last month, on May 29, lovers of literature celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of G. K. Chesterton, one of the greatest and most influential writers of the twentieth century.
Remembering Dwight David Eisenhower, Part 2: The Presidential Years
Dwight David Eisenhower was known as a man of dispassionate and independent judgment.
Remembering Dwight David Eisenhower on D-Day*
June 6, 2024 marks the eightieth anniversary of the most important military operation in American history.
Public Service Requires Sacrifice
My family has a long history of public service. Several family members, including my dad, served in the U.S Army during World War II and the Korean War.
In Defense of Private Property and Tradition
Rousseau’s seemingly optimistic theory that man is good in nature (the “noble savage”) but is corrupted by private property and by traditional social, political, and ecclesiastical institutions proved disastrous, leading to the irrational and deadly utopianism of the French Revolution.
In Search of Ordinary Patriotism
We are winding toward a season in America in which our thoughts about our country must come to bear upon our decisions, and we must, whatever our convictions about modern democracy, consider how we should best use our constitutional rights.
The Land Where Decency Comes From
When we think of the United States, we see it as a patchwork of regions, states, and communities.