DAVID BOAZ: Why We Honor George Washington. “Today is some vaguely named 'Presidents' Day,' but tomorrow is the anniversary of George Washington's birth. So it's a good day to remember the contribution he made to
George Washington, celebrated today by federal holiday, was (of course) our first president. When he died, the phrase which spread the country as part of the myth-making around Washington was: "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his
It appears that George Washington knew that politicians like Scott Walker would be coming: “The power under the constitution will always be in the people. It is intrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited
Since some of you have the day off, savor today's holiday video lunch and watch George Washington and Barack Obama come to life as cartoons. Some of the facts may be slightly mythical, but you get the idea. These guys rocked/rock.
George Washington was a biblioklept. MobyLives hipped us to Ed Pilkington's Guardian article. From the article: Founder of a nation, trouncer of the English, God-fearing family man: all in all, George Washington has enjoyed
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