MODERN REFLECTIONS BLOG
Where history speaks to the moment
Why Freedom Still Matters Today
Freedom is not just history—it’s a living idea that continues to evolve with every generation. Modern Reflections connects the past to the present, exploring how the principles of liberty, justice, and equality still shape our world today. From civil rights and free speech to modern movements for human dignity, each post examines what freedom means now—and why it still matters.
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”
A Bucket-List Moment at Mount Rushmore I was having lunch, gazing out the window at the mountainside, when it fully struck me: …
America is celebrating its 250th birthday in 2026. Not the land itself, because this continent existed for thousands of years before it …
The Symbols That Define Us: Flag, Eagle, Arlington, and the White House When I served with the Marine Corps in Okinawa, I …
“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union…” Those are not just words written on …
Memorial Day is more than a long weekend or the unofficial start of summer. For many veterans and military families, it is …
A true king is not created by a crown. He is created by a public that no longer insists on limits. Does …
Recently, our Veteran community suffered an unbearable loss. A fellow Veteran, Alex Jeffery Pretti, was shot and killed in Minneapolis. What was …
“The law ought to be king.” –Thomas Paine, Common Sense During the American Revolutionary period, hundreds of pamphlets were published, but Thomas …
By Phillip Leach “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their …
By Phillip Leach What Is Freedom, Really? Open any dictionary and you’ll find freedom defined as “the power or right to act, …
“Liberty is the unalienable right of all mankind.” –Cato’s Letters, 59 “Liberty is the power which every man has over his own …
Food tells the story of human resilience and liberation. Across centuries and continents, people have used cooking as a way to preserve …
