With the passing of Dolly Parton, an era has ended. This era is defined not by her personality, but by a type of figure that once unified the nation. There used to be many such unifying figures in American culture—celebrities, stars, political and sports figures. They were legends that usually personified certain American traits and … Read more
The controversy around Confederate statue removal rages. Revisionists are on the rampage with all the fury of communist mobs that want no memory of a past culture to remain. They are involved in a cultural cleansing of heroes, legends, and symbols that threaten to fragment yet more a divided nation. The wrath of the iconoclasts … Read more
Thanks to Jim Roberts and the American Veterans Center(1), warriors from current and past wars are not forgotten. The Center’s Annual Conference showcased a collection of our nation’s heroes from World War II to the most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are the stuff of which legends are made. Read the article: We … Read more
