Before you tune into the Republican presidential debate(s) tonight, before the pundits declare winners and losers, before the morning news shows roll the highlight reel of testy exchanges, gaffes, zingers, and awkward silences—stop!
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Tavern Debate: Can Bastille Day Speak to Americans as Well as the French?
Today is Bastille Day. It’s kind of a big deal in France, where they commemorate the beginning of the French Revolution. On July 14, 1789, the people stormed the Bastille, the massive fortress that stood as a symbol of the absolute power of the monarchy. It was common for political prisoners to be held there. But on that day only a handful of prisoners of any kind were freed, while about a hundred people died in the violence.
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Tavern Debate: What’s So Great About the Fourth of July?
At Christiana Campbell’s Tavern future president James Madison and Baptist preacher Gowan Pamphlet reflect on the promise of the 4th of July. Has it been fulfilled?…