Virginia Institute for American History
Sunday, July 26, 2015

Classic Sources of Virtue & Liberty

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In May of 1825, writing to Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson set forth the classic sources of the principles of the Declaration of Independence...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Character, Reputation and the Moral Sense

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By: J. David Gowdy The year is 1757.   George Washington is 25 years old and is engaged in the French-Indian War.   Near Charlottesvil...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Thomas Jefferson's Scrapbooks

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In 2006, Jonathan Gross edited and introduced the world to “Thomas Jefferson’s Scrapbooks.” [1] As Richard Dixon of the Thomas Jefferson ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Virtue vs. Tyranny

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By: J. David Gowdy When visiting Monticello, a visitor may observe that prominent in Thomas Jefferson’s parlor are portraits and paintings...
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

The Federalist, Human Nature, and Forms of Government

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   By:  Tony Williams    In my last essay on the   Federalist , titled “The Federalist and Human Nature,” I discussed Publius...
Saturday, November 8, 2014

WJMI Core Curriculum Courses

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The Washington, Jefferson & Madison Institute ("WJMI") offers public and private secondary teachers a program of ten core co...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Christopher Columbus and the New World

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“Explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, Italy. In 1492, Columbus left Spain in the Santa ...
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