How does a country move from argument to action? The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is not an isolated event. It is part of a pattern, a deepening reflex in this country to divide the world into friend and enemy. We have been moving, steadily and dangerously, toward seeing one another not as fellow citizens, but as sides...

In a Thanksgiving address given in 1944 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and in the presence of  Winston Churchill, United States Ambassador John Gilbert Winant concluded his speech with these words: “We are grateful that you have joined us on this day of Thanksgiving because, through common sacrifice and a sustaining Providence, we have been able together to preserve our...

Veterans Day is a time to honor the countless men and women who’ve served our country through war and peace, putting the nation’s needs above their own. Their courage and dedication remind us what it truly means to defend our freedom—freedom to speak, worship, assemble, and live in peace and safety. In many schools, each day starts with the pledge...