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We hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!
From all of us at the JMC, we send heartfelt wishes for a wonderful occasion
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As Americans, we are participating in a long-standing tradition that precedes even the Founding. Thanksgiving is one of our country’s oldest holidays, with roots in both the Native American and European traditions.
The Wampanoags and other Native American tribes traditionally held ceremonies of thanksgiving for successful harvests and instances of good fortune. Long before coming to North America, Europeans too gave thanks for good harvests with feasting and games. Today’s American holiday, though very different from ceremonies of the 1600s, still retains elements of both traditions.
While most of us observe the holiday as a time to be thankful for food, family, and friends, previous generations used Thanksgiving not only to celebrate successful harvests, but to honor battles won and the birth of the U.S. Constitution.
Click below to explore the Thanksgiving tradition, early American life, and the Native American heritage.
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The Declaration of Independence Today
On November 13, the Political Theory Institute ([link removed]) at American University, a JMC partner program ([link removed]) , hosted Danielle Allen ([link removed]) for a lecture on the Declaration of Independence ([link removed]) .
Nationalism or Patriotism?
On November 14, the Forum for Citizenship and Enterprise at Northwood University ([link removed]) , hosted Khalil Habib ([link removed]) to speak on nationalism and patriotism and how they have influenced American political thought ([link removed]) .
The Case of Civil War Missouri
On November 21, the Kinder Institute ([link removed]) at the University of Missouri, a JMC partner program ([link removed]) , hosted Aaron Sheehan-Dean ([link removed]) for a lecture on the law's treatment of civilians during wartime. In particular, he examined General Order No. 11, the most far-reaching American military policy directed at civilians in U.S. history ([link removed]) .
Churchill and Cold War Diplomacy
On December 2, the Chartwell Lecture Series ([link removed]) at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, will be hosting Klaus Larres ([link removed]) for a talk on Winston Churchill's role in Cold War peace negotiations ([link removed]) .
The 2016 and 2018 Elections
On December 6, the Program on Constitutional Government ([link removed]) at Harvard University will be holding a lunchtime lecture with Ben Ginsberg ([link removed]) on the 2016 and 2018 elections. He will specifically focus on whether or not these elections were a blip or a paradigm shift in the American political landscape ([link removed]) .
** Readings of Interest
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** American Political Thought: Fall 2019 Issue
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American Political Thought ([link removed]) , a JMC-supported journal, has recently published its Fall 2019 issue ([link removed]) featuring pieces by JMC fellow Nora Hanagan ([link removed]) and faculty partners Allen Guelzo ([link removed]) and Jeremy Rabkin ([link removed]) .
* “The Citizen, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker: What Democrats Can Learn from the Arts and Crafts and Slow Food Movements,” by Nora Hanagan ([link removed])
* "The Political Thought of the Civil War, edited by Alan Levine, Thomas W. Merrill, and James R. Stoner," a review by Allen Guelzo ([link removed])
* "Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War of Independence, edited by Glenn A. Moots and Phillip Hamilton,” a review by Jeremy Rabkin ([link removed])
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JMC Podcast
Dan Cullen Interviews Board Member Wilfred McClay
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Daniel Cullen ([link removed]) , JMC Senior Fellow of Constitutional Studies, recently sat down with JMC Board Member Wilfred McClay ([link removed]) to discuss McClay's new book, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story ([link removed]) .
Click here ([link removed]) to learn more and listen to the interview on Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) , Stitcher ([link removed]) , or Soundcloud ([link removed]) >>
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About the Jack Miller Center
The Jack Miller Center is a 501(c)(3) public charity with the mission to reinvigorate education in America's founding principles and history. We work to advance the teaching and study of America's history, its political and economic institutions, and the central principles, ideas and issues arising from the American and Western traditions—all of which continue to animate our national life.
We support professors and educators through programs, resources, fellowships and more to help them teach our nation's students.
www.jackmillercenter.org
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