Emory & HenryCommentary Virginia College May Change Mascot Because 'Wasps' Isn't Inclusive 'It stands to make us seem exclusive of those not in that category.' By Randy DeSoto July 5, 2020
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCommentary Sioux Leaders Demand Destruction of Mount Rushmore The wave of renewed criticism over the monument of Mount Rushmore hints that our nation's struggle with the revisionist mob is far from over. By Jared Harris July 5, 2020
Mandel Ngan / Getty ImagesCommentary Lt. Col. Allen West Schools Rioters Destroying Confederate Statues We must strike the balance between retaining our history and not giving inappropriate honor to Confederates. By Randy DeSoto July 5, 2020
Aeypix / Shutterstock Wisconsin College Students Call To Remove Lincoln Statue: 'Single-Handed Symbol of White Supremacy' Although he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln's 'history with race relations is questionable,' a student petition says. By Morgan Brantley July 4, 2020
@TheRealBuzz / TwitterCommentary Buzz Aldrin Reminds a Divided America What the Flag Stands for Aldrin may be getting on in years, but his patriotism is as vigorous as the day he helped plant the stars and stripes on the moon in 1969. By Christine Favocci July 4, 2020
Steven Senne, File / AP Rare, Unfinished Alcott Story Gets New Life in Literary Magazine The Strand Magazine has published a rarely seen 9,000-word story by classic American author Louisa May Alcott. By The Associated Press July 4, 2020
KieferPix / Shutterstock Green Beret Reveals What America and the 4th of July Mean to Those Who Served It is the struggle that defines America, says former Green Beret Tim Kennedy, who exhorts young Americans to embrace the hard work of growing freedom. By Jack Davis July 4, 2020
Orhan Cam / Shutterstock This Is Why You Don't See Skyscrapers in Washington, DC A popular false belief is that Congress passed a law saying that no building could be taller than the US Capitol Building. By Randy DeSoto July 4, 2020
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Pool / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Lawmakers Consider Replacing Major Federal Holiday with Juneteenth Celebration 'It took two and a half years for the slaves in the South to learn that they were free. And that day came on a day we now celebrate as Juneteenth.' By Jared Harris July 4, 2020
Africa Studio / ShutterstockOp-Ed Mike Huckabee: Remember Those Who Fought for Our Freedoms - And Those Who Teach Us About Them 'When I was governor of Arkansas, I got to know an outstanding high school teacher in Little Rock named Martha Cothren.' By Mike Huckabee July 3, 2020