He that resolves upon any great good and good end has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection.
– Tryon Edwards
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December 16, 2024 Soldiers Will Obey Trump’s Unconstitutional Orders
Yesterday the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed entitled “What Will the Military Do If Trump Gives Unconstitutional Orders?” The article was written by a West Point graduate named ML Cavanaugh, who recently retired from the military. He is the co-founder of an organization named the War Institute at West Point….
The King James Test for American Democracy
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Political Riptides Threaten to Overwhelm the Nation
by John W. Whitehead
Once again we find ourselves approaching that time of year when, as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln proclaimed, we’re supposed…