Justin Lewis

The Pilgrims Set Sail For The New World

On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship was headed for Virginia, where the colonists—half religious dissenters and half entrepreneurs—had been authorized to settle by the British crown. However, stormy…
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New Yorker: Local Confederate Monument

The Confederate “Talbot Boys” statue, in Easton, Maryland, remains for the same reason it was erected: not because it is historically accurate or represents the will of the majority but because powerful people support it.
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People’s House: Loyalists in the Legislature

When the Second Continental Congress convened in 1775, firebrands including Samuel Adams of Massachusetts and Patrick Henry of Virginia steered the 13 colonies of the United States toward a complete break with Great Britain. But that sentiment wasn’t universally shared a year earlier by members of…
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Campaigning Full-Steam Ahead In Michigan

“I have the distinct pleasure of running against the worst presidential candidate in the history of presidential politics,” President Donald Trump said at a Michigan rally. With less than two months until Election Day, President Donald Trump is set to hold a…
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Trump’s 20 added Supreme Court Candidates

President Donald Trump publicly added 20 names Wednesday to his list of candidates for the Supreme Court, including six women, three Senate Republicans, and a state attorney general. Also new to the list are prominent government lawyers who haven’t served…
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Senate GOP COVID-19 Relief Bill Fails

Senate Republicans rallied around a $300 billion coronavirus aid package, but it fell short of the necessary 60-vote majority to advance, effectively killing the measure. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was the lone Republican joining Senate Democrats to oppose it —…
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