America, semi-quincentennial, 250, 1776, 2026
Hi everyone, I hope this post finds you well. I’m on track to send my book to a professional editor on August 20, and I’d like to share a first real glimpse of it with you. Are you ready to see some actual content from American Democracy Through
America, semi-quincentennial, 250, 1776, 2026
While traveling today, I had the rare pleasure of meeting someone who’s been with me since September 2024. Vicki was one of my earliest paid subscribers when I wrote for my wit’s end, long before Truths Our Bodies Remember had a name, let alone a start date. She
America, semi-quincentennial, 250, 1776, 2026
We sat outside near the banks of the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, North Carolina, where water tumbled over time-smoothed stones in a steady, bucolic rhythm. The sun had nearly slipped behind the tree-covered ridgeline, spending its last golden-hued rays on the water’s surface, reflecting them upward onto our faces.
America, semi-quincentennial, 250, 1776, 2026
What would it look like to gather the seven Founding Fathers—Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Jay, Jefferson, and Adams—into a single room at the moment the Constitution was ratified? It never happened, of course. Jefferson was in France. Adams was in Britain. But the tension between these men’s