This might be hard to read. Please don’t hate me. Even the most patriotic among us were taught—and still believe in—a fairy-tale version of American history. It’s a narrative intentionally woven to create a sense of religious reverence and loyalty to the powerful national government we now live under. But this feel-good version of history […]
Happy Monday! Tomorrow is Constitution Day—a day set aside to celebrate the founding of our country’s government. But let’s be honest: most of us probably didn’t learn much more about this event than “We the People” and a handful of dates in school. Thankfully, the real story of our country’s founding is far more interesting […]
You’ve already heard from Brittany and Ronni, so today, Connor chimes in to tell us which historical figures he would most want to meet.
“Those who don’t learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.” You’ve probably heard that quote, but what does it really mean?
Connor walks through some of the grievances that the founding fathers cited as reasons to break off from the most powerful government in the world. What does it mean for us today?
Connor and Elijah talk about historical nuggets from this adventures period of American history!
Some of us just assume that whatever we read in history books is true. But is it? Or is history more biased than we think?
