American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address

American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington’s Union Station, watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times:… Continue reading American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address

Honor Before Glory: The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion

Honor Before Glory: The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion On October 24, 1944, more than two hundred American soldiers realized they were surrounded by German infantry deep in the mountain forest of eastern France. As their dwindling food, ammunition, and medical supplies ran out, the… Continue reading Honor Before Glory: The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion

Postmodern Belief: American Literature and Religion since 1960

How can intense religious beliefs coexist with pluralism in America today? Examining the role of the religious imagination in contemporary religious practice and in some of the best-known works of American literature from the past fifty years, Postmodern Belief shows how belief for its own sake–a belief absent of doctrine–has become an answer to pluralism… Continue reading Postmodern Belief: American Literature and Religion since 1960

Michael J. Panzner – When Giants Fall An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era

In When Giants Fall, Panzner makes his case for the turbulent economic changes that will be occurring over the next few years and examines the resulting economic opportunities. According to Panzner, the economic changes will be widespread. Businesses will struggle amid wars, shortages, logistical disruptions, and a breakdown of the established monetary order. Individuals will… Continue reading Michael J. Panzner – When Giants Fall An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era