independence day

Too many Americans underappreciate the meaning of holidays such as July Fourth, also known as Independence Day. While some connect fireworks with the firing of cannons in the Revolutionary War, most forget that when the 56 members of the…

Backyard barbecue buffs all across the nation will pay more for several grilling goodies in 2023 after enduring yet another year of the Biden administration’s damaging economic policies. A new report from the American Farm Bureau…

Happy Juneteenth! Today we as Americans commemorate the issuing of General Order No. 3 by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger in 1865, enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas and thus marking an official end to slavery across the continental…

Most Americans celebrating the July 4 holiday today don’t fully realize that the power of ideas in the Declaration of Independence was the critical enabling factor for the Americans to win the War of Independence. Compared to the British…

Just one week before the Fourth of July, an alarming number of Americans announced they will not celebrate Independence Day due to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision. “I won’t be celebrating the 4th of July this year.…

Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own record Sunday, devouring 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, 26 more than the second-place finisher in the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. What do you think?“I fear that one…

This Fourth of July weekend, turn to films that capture not just the holiday, but the American spirit. While war movies, particularly those focused on the American Revolution, are always good choices, this weekend could be the time to…

In recent weeks, the media has been chock full of stories about Democrats’ angst over their inability to push their signature election and campaign finance legislation over the finish line in the U.S. Senate. Democrats say failure to enact…

Vanessa Williams performs in Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 2015. (Mark Makela/Reuters) American actress and singer Vanessa Williams will perform the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has become known as the “black national…

President Biden has signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19 a federal holiday to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in Texas were granted their freedom. What do you think?“See?…