The Pledge of Allegiance
Seventy-six years ago, on December 28, 1945, the Pledge of Allegiance was made the official national pledge to the US flag by an act of...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 22, 20212 min read
NUTS!
The following is an article I wrote last year, and although a few things have changed, I believe the message is still valid and is worth...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 21, 20212 min read
These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls
In January 1776, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet entitled Common Sense in which he demanded freedom from Britain. His writings...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 16, 20212 min read
The Boston Tea Party
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a small group of American Patriots calling themselves the Sons of Liberty participated in an act of...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 14, 20212 min read
The Blind Generation
This article was written by a college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. I thought it was too good...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 14, 20215 min read
Protecting the Bill of Rights
Two hundred thirty years ago, on December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights – the first ten amendments to the US Constitution – went into...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 5, 20213 min read
Remembering Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her...
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The Texas Minuteman
Dec 1, 20213 min read
The Last Best Hope of Earth
On December 1, 1862, during his second annual message to Congress (a written equivalent to today’s State of the Union Address), President...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 30, 20212 min read
American Exceptionalism
On November 28, 1942, during World War II, the assembly line at Ford Motor Company’s huge Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan turned...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 25, 20212 min read
Happy Thanksgiving
The following is a proclamation issued by President George Washington on October 3, 1789. It rings as true today as it did then. By the...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 22, 20213 min read
Remembering JFK
Fifty-eight years ago, on Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. I remember that day...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Shall Not Perish From This Earth
One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, on November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 16, 20213 min read
To Be, or Not to Be
As I sat her at my computer this morning, I started thinking about what it means to be free. I mean to truly be free. To be free to...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Honoring Our Veterans
Today, November 11, is Veterans Day, a day on which we Americans honor our military veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 9, 20212 min read
A Confederacy of Dunces
"A Confederacy of Dunces" is the title of a book written by John Kennedy Toole, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, albeit...
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The Texas Minuteman
Nov 2, 20214 min read
The Greatest Threat to the United States of America (Part 3)
In Part 1 of this post, I asked you to guess what the greatest threat to the United States of America is and helped you by providing a...
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The Texas Minuteman
Oct 28, 20213 min read
The Biggest House of Horrors Ever
Sunday is Halloween—a day marked by the sudden appearance of ghosts, witches, goblins, and other spooky things. It's a day when kids get...
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The Texas Minuteman
Oct 26, 20214 min read
The Greatest Threat to the United States of America (Part 2)
Last week, in Part 1 of this post, I asked you to guess what the greatest threat to the United States of America is and gave you three...
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The Texas Minuteman
Oct 19, 20212 min read
The Greatest Threat to the United States of America (Part 1)
Do you know what the single greatest threat to the United State of America is? It’s not what you think. In fact, I’ll give you three...
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The Texas Minuteman
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Three Words You Won't Find in the Congressional Dictionary
I don’t know if there is such a thing as a “Congressional Dictionary”, but if there is, I’m betting there are quite a few words that...
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