| Featured this week at RealClear’s American Civics portal is our latest 1776 Series essay, “How Progressives Rewrote American History.” Bradley C.S. Watson argues that influential twentieth century historians such as Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and Richard Hofstadter were largely sympathetic with the Progressive Movement's goals and reinterpretation of American history. They filtered out the progressives' radicalism and accepted the idea that historical and evolutionary progress meant that the Constitution should change with the times. Later historians thought the progressives weren't radical enough and sought to move America even further away from its natural rights and natural law foundations. Two recent pieces at RealClearPolitics feature the latest commentary on the controversial subject of critical race theory in K-12 education. Katharine Gorka writes about the emergence of parent coalitions that are forming around the country to combat CRT, among other issues cropping up in classrooms. Professor Lynn Uzell explains that parents working to counter CRT should adopt a “non-racial” strategy where they identify their children as having no race or decline to answer questions regarding race. She argues that this plan is “morally right, politically expedient, socially advantageous, and it has the added benefit of conforming one’s identity to the racial reality of America.” In Ashbrook’s latest American Idea podcast, Jeff Sikkenga speaks with Cara Rogers, Assistant Professor of History at Ashland University, about Thomas Jefferson's important letters to Roger Weightman and Henry Lee. They explore how Jefferson understood the ideas enunciated in the Declaration of Independence and their fulfillment since the time of the Founding, especially in relation to Jefferson’s growing fears regarding the problem of slavery in antebellum America. Original Posts Bradley C.S. Watson, RealClearPublicAffairs America’s Founders understood that political change is inevitable. They thought it must come about through constitutional... In the News Lynn Uzzell, RealClearPolitics Jared Cohen, Boston Globe Sarah Weaver, Washington Examiner Dave Roos, History.com Seattle Times Lee Trepanier, RealClearPolicy Lee Hawkins, Wall Street Journal Gary Schmitt, The Hill Peter Morici, Washington Times George Leef, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Jack Miller Center Henry Kokkeler, RealClearPolitics Katharine C. Gorka, RealClearPolitics Greg Weiner, American Enterprise Institute James E. Hartley, Law & Liberty Bob Woodson, Fox News Woodson Center Founder Bob Woodson discusses the problems associated with critical race theory on 'Fox & Friends'... Cara Rogers & Jeff Sikkenga, American Idea On this episode of The American Idea, Jeff welcomes Dr. Cara Rogers, Assistant Professor of History at Ashland University... Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, & Jason Riley, Glenn Show Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, & Jason Riley discuss Jason's new biography of the great twentieth century economist and thinker... Robert Caldwell, Thomas Kidd, John Wigger, et al., National Association of Scholars In the early 19th century, a Protestant religious revival swept through the United States, bringing with it a rise in religious observance... Chris Flannery, American Story Every year in August, the oldest synagogue in America—Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island—holds a public reading of a... Matthew Spalding & Rob Bluey, Daily Signal Now, thanks to Hillsdale College, there’s a curriculum that parents can use to ensure their children are getting the education they... Josh Blackman, Wendy Mariner, & Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center As students return to school, hundreds of colleges and universities are requiring those returning to campus to get coronavirus vaccines... Wilfred McClay, Hillsdale College In 1941, American novelist John Dos Passos wrote, “In times of change and danger when there is a quicksand of fear under men’s... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories Over the weekend, Americans were subjected to images they hadn't seen since April 1975: U.S. soldiers frantically trying to evacuate ... Good morning, it's Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise quotations intended to be uplifting ... Today, we tend to think about "climate" change when we contemplate extreme weather, but whatever you call it, this is ... | 
