An interview (recorded August 21, 2026) on the Jenny Beth Show about Born of Ideas: How Principles, Faith, and Courage Forged America.
Read MoreGreg Maresca reviews my new book at American Thinker, Real Clear History, and Across Voices →
Maresca writes, “Reed’s prose is direct and unpretentious writing with the clarity of someone who has spent decades lecturing about economics and history. His tone is heartfelt, patriotic and unapologetically celebratory of America’s founding ideals…In a time when historical memory is often lacking and politicized, Reed offers a refreshing reminder on how America was built on ideas worth knowing, debating and defending.” The book is available now on Amazon.
Read MoreA Black Woman Who Had No Illusions About Communism
When the country needed someone like her to rebut communist propaganda, she stepped forward and did the job with great eloquence and effect.
Read MoreWhat is Liberty? →
Life without liberty is unthinkable. My main stage speech at the Young Americans for Liberty National Convention in Cincinnati on July 29, 2026.
Read MoreWho Was Daniel Newnan?
Daniel Newnan, warts and all, was a military and political leader who answered the call to duty in Georgia’s early days.
Read MoreSocialism Won't Work Anywhere →
Socialism is rooted in the absurd notion that people will work harder and smarter for the government than they will work for themselves and their families — from my op-ed in the 8/15/26 Dallas Morning News.
Read MoreDoes Romans 13 Negate the Legitimacy of the American Revolution?
Hundreds of colonial pastors and priests supported the Revolution from their pulpits, spurred their congregations to take up arms against the British, and served as chaplains in George Washington’s Continental Army. Were they wrong? (Pictured: Rev. Jonathan Mayhew, 1720-1796).
Read MoreReading the Articles of Confederation →
Can the Constitution in any sense be seen as a statist coup d’état?
Read MoreThe Indispensable George Washington
His commitment to the patriot cause never wavered, no matter how dire the circumstances.
Read MoreShort and Sweet
I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
Read MoreMichael Liebowitz Interviews Me on the Two Great Revolts of the 18th Century →
When did the French Revolution go wrong and why? For more on this topic, see https://tinyurl.com/dudvurnb.
Read MoreFreedom is Fragile, Rare, Easily Lost and Painstakingly Regained--An Interview →
Simon Sarevski interviews me on the ideas that shaped America. Published July 14, 2026.
Read MoreFor This Founder, A Statue is the Least That We Can Do
On July 2, 1776, the same day the Congress approved a resolution to separate from Britain, he declared to his congressional colleagues, “The country is not only ripe for the measure, but in danger of rotting for the want of it.”
Read MoreGlad He Left Town
One of history’s most infamous con artists was born in the little town where I now live—Newnan, in Coweta County, Georgia. And we’re not proud of him. He departed this world on this very date, July 7, in 1898.
Read MoreWomen and the Founders
What were the reasons why America’s founders did not buy into women’s suffrage nearly 250 years ago? You might not agree with them, but you can at least try to understand them.
Read MoreLocke or Rousseau: America vs France
Rousseau was a collectivist who dreamed of homogenizing individuals in a communal blender, thereby sacrificing their uniqueness for the sake of the “common good.”
Read MoreWhy Were the American and French Revolutions So Different? →
Both the American Revolution and the French Revolution promised “power to the people.” Only one delivered.
Read MoreReal Heroes of the American Revolution: A Lecture at the Mackinac Center, 6/22/26 →
Nathan Hale, Haym Salomon, Mercy Warren, Casimir Pulaski, George Whitefield, James Otis, Esther Reed—these are among the great patriots I talk about in this June 22, 2026 lecture in Midland, Michigan.
Read MoreThe Central Banker Who Defied Hitler →
Generally speaking, central banks get excessive credit for the good times and insufficient blame for the bad times. But you could certainly do worse than Hans Luther.
Read MoreAnimated Video: "I, Smartphone" →
Narrated by Naomi Brockwell, this new video tells the story of my recent essay, “I, Smartphone: Far Smarter Than You Ever Imagined.” Print version of the essay: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP9MG18K
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