Washington’s Crossing and the Importance of Adaptability
The importance of military adaptability, which remains a critical component of American military doctrine today.
History
The Evolution and Decline of ACC
Strong leadership, a return to visionary ideas and principles, and a commitment to effective prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation are essential to restoring ACC’s legacy and ensuring its future success.
Historic Ship in Lyttelton for 175th Anniversary
It was on 27 December 1850 that the Cressy, the last of the First Four Ships, arrived in Lyttelton Harbour, completing the journey of the first Canterbury Pilgrims.
The Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner
Joan Fitzpatrick Loughborough University Charles Dickens popularised the traditional, English Christmas in 1843 in his novel A Christmas Carol, when Bob Cratchit and his family sit down on Christmas Day to eat a dinner of goose with mashed potatoes and apple sauce accompanied by sage and onion stuffing and followed
How Christmas Became a Holiday for Children
Ryan McMaken Ryan McMaken is executive editor at the Mises Institute. Send him your article submissions for the Mises Wire and Power and Market, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in public policy, finance, and international relations from
German Soldiers Made First Move in the Christmas Truce
William Keylor Boston University The Christmas Truce is no stranger to popular entertainment – 2014 more than any other as its 100th anniversary is marked. The famous moment when British and German soldiers climbed out of the trenches in peace on Christmas Day 1914 has been replicated and ruminated upon in
In the Bible, Angels Can Be Deadly
Placing angels on our tree might seem an odd tradition given this complex history. Yet perhaps that complexity is itself the point.
The Candles of Advent Herald a Birth and a Second Coming
Early traditions of Advent focused on more than the manger.
Calf’s Head Consommé With Truffle Quenelles
A history of what the royals ate for Christmas, from the exotic to the everyday.
Who Were the Magi?
A brief mention in one gospel spawned some of the most iconic Christmas imagery.
The Millennia-Long Journey from Christmas to Exmass
For centuries, Christians barely took notice of Jesus’ birth.
The Critical Race Theory of Court Intellectuals
Court intellectuals construct a deterministic history in which only facts that help the case count as relevant facts.