
Scott S. Powell
If the last few generations of Americans understood the origin and meaning of Memorial Day, we might have avoided the…
While mysteries and unsolved problems drive discovery and progress, greater advancement takes place when people have a common agreement about…
Thanksgiving is really the holiday that made the other American holidays possible. Were it not for the Pilgrims having courage,…
Why do we celebrate a holiday honoring a man who was arrested and jailed twenty-nine times, and was ultimately assassinated?…
America’s two greatest presidents, Washington and Lincoln, both believed that the ultimate threat to the United States wouldn’t come from…
Trade talks between the U.S. and China have hit an impasse, but there is surprising bipartisan support for the Trump…
Presidents Day is unique among American holidays in providing the opportunity to remember and appreciate why George Washington and Abraham…
As we approach Martin Luther King Day, it seems timely to reflect on King’s statement from a Birmingham jail in…
Many Americans — Christian, Jewish and secular — find Thanksgiving to be their favorite holiday of the year. And for…