Onward ‘through the storm’: Rival founding fathers became close; Both died on July 4, 1826

Onward ‘through the storm’: Rival founding fathers became close; Both died on July 4, 1826

by WorldTribune Staff, July 4, 2023 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political adversaries who became great friends in their later years. The nation’s second and third Presidents respectively, both passed away on the within hours of each other on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Adams lived […]

Tyranny, shots ‘heard round the world’ and pamphlet that ‘went viral’ inspired ‘Declaration’

Tyranny, shots ‘heard round the world’ and pamphlet that ‘went viral’ inspired ‘Declaration’

WorldTribune , July 04, 1776 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 days after the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts and placed on the record the conflict that would lead […]

National Archives task force: Display of founding documents is ‘structurally racist’

National Archives task force: Display of founding documents is ‘structurally racist’

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2021 According to the National Archives Task Force on Racism, the Archives’ Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, where America’s founding documents are on display, is an example of “structural racism” because it provides a portrayal of the nation’s founders that is too positive. In other words, the current […]

University of Virginia rejects efforts to blacklist appointment of former Trump officials

University of Virginia rejects efforts to blacklist appointment of former Trump officials

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2018 The University of Virginia’s prestigious Miller Center has hired a former Trump administration official despite protesters who accused the official of being “complicit in the erosion of our civic discourse.” “For the second time in seven days, the University of Virginia has pushed back against critics of the hiring […]

A U.S. president honors the myth of Ho Chi Minh

A U.S. president honors the myth of Ho Chi Minh

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama has insulted the memory of the nearly 60,000 Americans who died in Vietnam. Last week, Mr. Obama met with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang. Mr. Sang peddled the lie that the communist nation’s founder, Ho Chi Minh, was inspired by the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Obama agreed, […]

Failure to probe Benghazi a disgrace to U.S. journalism

Failure to probe Benghazi a disgrace to U.S. journalism

Sol W. Sanders   Today I am ashamed to be an American journalist In October 1956, my friend the leading Indian newsman of his generation, Shri Mulgaokar, wrote an iconic essay, “Today I am ashamed to be an Indian”. Mr. Mugaolkar flayed Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his communist Ambassdor to the United Nations […]