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November 21, 2024
The First and Second Readings of the Boston Port Bill
by Bob RuppertThere are seven parts in the process to approve a bill in England: the first debate and reading, the second debate and reading, the...
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November 19, 2024
The Mutiny of 1783: America’s Only Successful Insurrection
by Andrew A. Zellers-FrederickIn June 1783, while a formal peace agreement was being negotiated in Paris, what British arms had not been able to accomplish was effectively...
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November 14, 2024
Cruel Bedlam: Bankruptcies and the Break with Britain
by Robert E. WrightAmerica will celebrate the Semiquincentennial anniversary of its independence from Great Britain in 2026. The causes of that world-changing event were many and complexly...
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November 13, 2024
This Week on Dispatches: Ray Raphael on Benjamin Franklin’s Greatest Fear
by EditorsOn this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR editor and distinguished historian Ray Raphael on his recent article about "kingly government," Benjamin Franklin's...
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November 12, 2024
Joseph Galloway and His War of the Howe Brothers
by Richard J. WertherWhen a country is losing a war, especially a war it was expected to win easily, explanations acceptable to the powers-that-be, and the general...
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