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Dream Small

Originally published May 2, 2018, By Linda. Updated May 2, 2018. Leave a Comment

Dream Small

In 2016, during a period of about a year when it seemed possible — even likely — that Shelli would win her battle with cancer, she and I plotted out an article for the GiN website that would explain to our readers what had been going on in our lives to cause our extended hiatus […]

Filed Under: Character, Charity vs Welfare, Civil Society, Constitution, Faith, Featured, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, Taking Action, Welfare Tagged With: charity, charity relief assistance welfare entitlements, charity welfare relief public assistance entitlements, christian charity, government charity, government welfare, limited government, private charity, private charity vs public welfare, public charity vs private charity

What’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Originally published November 6, 2016, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 25, 2018. 1 Comment

What’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Interest in our system for electing the President of the United States is high. I actually understand why voters feel disenfranchised by the Electoral College as it is presently constituted within 48 states, but the media and political party “powerful” aren’t explaining how the system works, why it was designed as it was. Instead, many people are working to circumvent or abolish it altogether. Read full articleWhat’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Filed Under: Constitution, Elections, Featured, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, History, Republic vs Democracy Tagged With: allocation of electors, balance of powers, Constitution, democracy, electoral college, popular vote, presidential elections, representation, republic, states

Fourth of July, 1776: America’s Own Brexit

Originally published July 3, 2016, By Linda. Updated July 3, 2016. Leave a Comment

Fourth of July, 1776:  America’s Own Brexit

My son was gaming online with a number of what I call his “virtual friends” shortly after it was announced that Britons had voted to leave the European Union (EU).  Unbeknowst to my son, many of the players in his

Filed Under: Featured, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, History, Uncategorized

We Can Be Thankful for George Washington’s Example

Originally published November 27, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 11, 2015. Leave a Comment

We Can Be Thankful for George Washington’s Example

Whether you’re staying close to home or traveling far this Thanksgiving, hopefully you’ll have some time for family fun and a bit of relaxation. At a convenient point during our family’s festivities, I’m going to pass around a copy of George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789. I would like my children, who are all now […]

Filed Under: Character, Featured, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, History Tagged With: american history, cincinnatus, george washington, holidays, republic, thanksgiving

America’s Distrust: The Only Darkness is (Constitutional) Ignorance

Originally published September 18, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

America’s Distrust: The Only Darkness is (Constitutional) Ignorance

The sun has set again on another September 17th. Seemingly just another day in September gone by, one would think. Two hundred twenty-seven years ago on that date, thirty-eight men1The Constitution bears thirty-nine signatures; George Read signed the name of fellow Delaware delegate, John Dickinson, at Dickinson’s request. , representing twelve of the thirteen states, […]

Filed Under: Constitution, Featured, Founding Fathers, History Tagged With: alexis de tocqueville, american history, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, constitutional convention, econtalk, founding fathers, independence hall, jonathan turley, public opinion polling, state sovereignty

George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen

Originally published February 20, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen

Editor’s Note: Americans have only relatively recently begun to refer to the third Monday in February as “Presidents’ Day”, including us. It turns out that the holiday has always been and is still officially designated Washington’s Birthday. Click HERE to read more on the subject. George Washington was actually born on February 22, 1732. While […]

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Don’t Know Much About History — The Forgotten Presidents

Originally published February 19, 2012, By Linda. Updated May 1, 2018. 2 Comments

Don’t Know Much About History — The Forgotten Presidents

In celebration of Presidents’ Day, here’s a quiz of sorts: If the colonies declared their independence from Britain in 1776, but George Washington did not become President until 1789, who governed the colonies in the interim? Many readers may know that the Articles of Confederation preceded our American Constitution, but the Articles weren’t even ratified […]

Filed Under: Education, Founding Fathers, History Tagged With: 14th state, american history, american revolution, Articles of Confederation, Confederation Congress, Constitution, continental army, Continental Congress, Don't know much about history, Dumb and Dumber: The Desperate Need for Covenantal and Christian Education, Father of his Country, federal government, first president of the united states, forgotten Presidents, founding fathers, george grant, George Washington's Birthday, government, henry laurens, history facts, history of presidents day, history of the united states, history quiz, ignorance of history, Lincoln's Birthday, little known history, peyton randolph, president, President George Washington, president in the tower of london, President of Congress, Presidents, Presidents' Day, presidents' day quiz, republic of vermont, revolution, Revolutionary War, Sam Cooke, thomas mifflin, u.s. history, Wonderful World

Is It Heartless or Just Lawless? Right and Wrong in a Whatever World

Originally published October 17, 2011, By Linda. Updated July 24, 2016. 1 Comment

Is It Heartless or Just Lawless? Right and Wrong in a Whatever World

What follows is the story of two parents. One is a citizen of the United States, born and bred here, currently living in Ohio. The other is a person who was born in another country and crossed the border into the United States illegally, bringing his or her children along. Both parents placed their children […]

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What It’s All About: The Constitution – Celebrate & Reflect Today & Always

Originally published September 17, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 20, 2011. Leave a Comment

What It’s All About: The Constitution – Celebrate & Reflect Today & Always

For the past couple of weeks here at GiN,

Filed Under: Constitution, Featured, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, History, It's On The House Tagged With: american history, antonin scalia, classical education, constitution day, constitution of the united states of america, constitutional convention, federal convention on the constitution, founding, founding fathers, founding of america, george washington, government reflection of the people, Grassroots in Nebraska, hail columbia, hillsdale college, hillsdale constitution series, independence hall, james madison, nebraska constitution, original national anthem america, originalism, originalism and the constitution, philadelphia constitutional convention, primary source documents, progressives, progressivism, signing of the constitution, study of constitution, study of history, truth painting, u.s. history, we the people

Unconstitutional: Who Decides? States via Nullification or Supreme Court?

Originally published December 7, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 3, 2013. 4 Comments

Unconstitutional: Who Decides? States via Nullification or Supreme Court?

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding, and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties, which may make anything mean nothing or everything, at pleasure.” Many people are seeking solutions to rein in the growth of government, most particularly […]

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