Thomas Jefferson and the American Principle of Peaceful Coexistence
With two decades of perpetual war, America has drifted far from one of its founding principles – peaceful coexistence with other nations. Thomas Jefferson summed up this foundational foreign policy in his first inaugural address, calling for a policy of...
Thomas Jefferson’s Blueprint for Dealing With the National Debt
The way Thomas Jefferson handled the national debt should serve as a blueprint today. But instead, modern presidents look more like college students on a spending spree with their first credit cards. When Donald Trump took office in January 2017, he inherited $19.95...
Don’t Miss the Most Important Part of the Declaration of Independence
Most people miss the most significant line in the Declaration of Independence. We tend to focus on the first two paragraphs where Thomas Jefferson laid the philosophical groundwork for political secession. He declares, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,...