As Silicon Valley Bank went down the tubes, it wasn't surprising that the loudest mouths in Techworld started demanding that the federal government cover everyone's losses. When capitalism goes ...

"A Great Disorder" by Richard Slotkin explores American myth-making. Here: Gary Wear with Moody's Battery Confederate artery is seen during a demonstration of a battle during the 150th anniversary of ...

A grizzly bear stands on a rock overlooking Glacier National Park in Montana. The bear's range in North America has been significantly reduced over the past century. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...

Historians know that the “Myth of the Frontier” has been a consistent part of American language and culture for well more than two centuries at least. Stephen Mexal’s book “Reading for Liberalism” has ...

The problem is not that there is evil in the world. The problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care? — V. M. Varga There have been four (soon to be five) seasons of the TV show ...

Introduction: the significance of the frontier myth in American history -- pt. 1. The mythology of progressivism, 1880-1902 -- The winning of the West: Theodore Roosevelt's frontier thesis, 1880-1900 ...

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In April 1924, a road crew was working in Sequoia National Park, near the spectacular granite dome of Moro Rock, when a large shape emerged from the woods. These workers had previously been stationed ...

BENTONVILLE -- Everyone needs a creation myth, a story about where we come from. For a lot of Americans, the myth of the Frontier serves this purpose. We abandoned our old world for a brave new one.