My fight for one college to say the Pledge of Allegiance
It’s important for me to stand up for our flag and have the right to say the Pledge of Allegiance, not demand it, for others to say it, but for me to have the right, because I’m an American.
Podcast: How to restore America
Are America’s best days behind it? Or is there a way to return to the values that our Founding Fathers and so many subsequent generations held?
Vermont activists call to end ‘concentration camps’ at southern border
As part of a broader Democratic Party gambit to recast immigration enforcement at the U.S. southern border as Nazi-like, the Vermont Peace and Justice Center held a “Close the Camps/Stop the Deportations” protest on Tuesday afternoon on Church Street.
It’s actually OK to be proud of the military on Independence Day
Some are hyperventilating over reports that this year’s annual Independence Day celebration in Washington will feature remarks by President Donald Trump, military flyovers, and stationary displays of Army equipment, including tanks.
Nike’s Betsy Ross flag freak-out shows moral inconsistency of the left
It wasn’t long ago that the American left chafed at the suggestion that they hated America or didn’t feel patriotic. Yet today, that’s an open position for many on the left, with some like New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying, “America was never that great,” and New York Times Opinion saying, “The U.S. is really just O.K.”
‘The Discovery of Freedom’ by Rose Wilder Lane
As we celebrate Independence Day this week, EAI will be publishing a series of blog posts from Americans who helped shape the meaning of liberty in the US over the past two and half centuries. This is an excerpt from Rose Wilder Lane’s 1943 book, published in the middle of WWII.
Op-Ed: Fourth of July more than independence
Of all the memorable events that occurred on July 4th, our Independence remains the most salient anniversary we celebrate on this day. It stands for American liberty and freedom. It represents our founders standing up for our rights.
Arrest warrant and unanswered questions plague Bennington County Democrat
With a warrant out for his arrest and a need to comply with a 2012 Illinois court order related to a DUI, Vermont state Rep. Chris Bates appears to be in bigger legal trouble than he has been willing to admit publicly.
Guy Page: Trump, what has he done?
Today WDEV talk show host Dave Gram questioned the legitimacy of the Trump presidency and then asked his pro-Trump caller, “tell me what you think Trump has accomplished.” The caller repeated Trump’s best-known success story: low unemployment, booming economy.
Vermont leverages 92% vaping tax
Vermont implemented a 92% tax against e-cigarettes Monday in an effort to reduce the popularity of vaping and curb youth use.
Arizona drops Nike investment after Betsy Ross shoe is scrapped
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey revealed Tuesday that the state of Arizona will withdraw all of the financial incentives provided to Nike following the company’s decision to pull an American flag-themed sneaker it deemed offensive.
Camping World CEO says he’ll go to jail before he takes down his gigantic American flag
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis won’t take down an oversized American flag he has flying over his RV dealership in Statesville, North Carolina, even if it means going to jail.