American Founding

Ben Franklin on the Quakers & Lack of Need For Govt. Support of Religion, Etc. George Fox

Ben Franklin on the Quakers & Lack of Need For Govt. Support of Religion, Etc.

Jon Rowe June 17, 2015

A brief gloss of the complex intellectual and spiritual harmony between the Founders and the Quakers.

Progressivism’s American-ness IFRL-Mindiv-lan-pham-132875-unsplash

Progressivism’s American-ness

Conor P. Williams September 13, 2012

Over my last few posts on progressivism (here and here), I’ve made a fairly straightforward argument with...

Reflections on the Revolution in the United States of America IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-GAPD-tretyakov.princess-reverie-193

Reflections on the Revolution in the United States of America

Conor P. Williams July 3, 2012

Independence Day serves as good a reminder as any that the United States is much more sharply...

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