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V-J Day: Celebrating 75 Years Since Japan’s Surrender

Today, August 15, marks 75 years since Japan surrendered, ending World War II. But the cost of the win was not cheap. Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, killing more than 2,400 Americans and injuring another 1,000…. Read More

Is Universal Basic Income the Only Answer to AI?

Bill Gates and Elon Musk have said that artificial intelligence (A.I.) and the automatization of work will put much of the population out of work. They think the only answer is universal basic income. Is this true, or is there… Read More

Persia: Where Fake News Began?

What does the rise of the Persian Empire 2000 years ago have to do with fake news? In fact, the crowning of Darius the Great may be history’s first example of a fake news campaign. When the first ruler of… Read More

The Federal Reserve: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Liberty Nation GenZ  believes in educating young Americans about the U.S. and its Constitution. This high school lesson plan can be used in the classroom or the home, and adapted to a range of student abilities. Objectives Students will be able to describe… Read More

Public v Private School

Conflict between public schools and private schools has existed for a long time. People who support private schools often question the quality of American public education, while those who support public schools criticize elitist attitudes linked to private schools. This… Read More

Nevada: The Silver State

Nevada became the 36th state of the Union on October 31, 1864. It was during the campaign to re-elect Abraham Lincoln, and the Republicans wanted the extra three electoral votes the new state would bring to the table. There wasn’t… Read More

Presentism and Its Evil

As the radical left tries to remove American history piece by piece by taking down statues, those who care about logic and reason find themselves seeking a voice in the current madness. so far, this more or less silent group… Read More

Louisiana Purchase: How the West Was Won

By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Jefferson knew that gaining access to the river and the Gulf of Mexico would greatly strengthen… Read More

Nebraska: The Cornhusker State

Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, didn’t join the Union until two years after the Civil War. It became the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Its name came from the Otoe Indians and means “flat water,” referring to the Platte River,… Read More

Separation of Church and State: Keeping Religion Free

Origins In the 1600s, thousands of English Puritans arrived in the New England region to escape religious persecution. The Puritans were mostly religious refugees and sought to practice their form of religion, which was different from that of the Church… Read More

Montana: The Treasure State

Montana entered the Union as the 41st state on November 8, 1889. Many of the U.S. states got their names from the indigenous tribes of the region; however, Montana is a Spanish translation from “montaňa” which means “mountainous region.” This… Read More

Reconstruction: Trying to Rebuild a Broken Nation

The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought. After the war ended, Republicans in the federal government felt it was their duty to bring the rebel states back into the Union and rebuild them…. Read More