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I believe that many, if not most of the Founding Fathers had the benefit of a classical education. They would have read the great Greek philosophers; Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, as well as the writings of the Romans Seneca and Cicero, to name a few. As others have mentioned, writers of The...

I'm a Free Mason; I could tell you, but then I'd have to, well, you know ... :D Besides, after we intercepted a copy of the first-draft script for a certain movie, we moved everything of, em', interest. :crazy:

Joseph, Thanks for your, as always, insightful, accurate and interesting post! If I may, let me add to the beginning of this sentence: After the end of hostilities Washington turned down an offer of his officers to use the Continental Army to place him as the new ruler, (read Military coup...

Phill, you silly European, :) that's exactly what we do! Most fireworks displays are on the night of July the 3rd, as are most parties. The next day, the day, we slowly nurse our hangovers with a little hair of the dog that bit us at picnics and barbecues. Of course, when the Fourth of July...

Here's hoping everyone has a safe, relaxing holiday! I try to post this every year so that we can remember why we're drinking all that beer and lighting off all those fireworks. In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. When in...