(The Federalist) Holidays, memorials, and monuments are more important than ever for Americans as we face the infiltration of cultural Marxism and the abysmal state of American history education in our failing public school system. Only a generation or two ago, it was understood that we, in the present, stand on the shoulders of great people who came before us. In addition to appreciating and learning from heroic figures, it was also understood that it’s important to connect the present with the virtues of the past.
Radical Islamists, communists, and others hostile to constitutional law who reject this foundational view of our civilization have infiltrated our government at all levels, and are using their power against the American people and to subvert our nation’s general belief that history — good, bad, and ugly — should be preserved, passed onto future generations, and used as a learning tool.
As more Americans are awakened to the fact that the freedoms, rights, and opportunities they took for granted for generations have been brazenly stripped away in the last few years — primarily by the federal government and its administrative state — this President’s Day 2024 may well be one of our most significant holidays. (Read More)