The American Cycle: Part 2 (1896-present)

The American Cycle explains American history and the future of our democracy

Sep 24 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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The American Cycle: Part 1 (1776-1896)

The American Cycle explains American history and the future of our democracy

Sep 22 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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August 2026

Why I’m a Reconstructionist

Reconstructionism is more than politics. It is a philosophy for life.

Aug 29 • Lauren Varino

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What Barack Obama and Barrett Holmes Pitner are telling us about being Reconstructionists

Democrats should swell with pride when we talk about the Reconstruction Era

Aug 26 • Ann Binstock

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July 2026

Big idea for the Next Democratic Presidential Candidate: Describe Yourself as a Reconstructionist

Reconstruction created multiracial democracy in America. We should embrace it.

Jul 30 • Ann Binstock

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To Save America, We Need to Amend the Constitution

We've drafted a 28th Amendment as a catalyst for change. Check it out.

Jul 4 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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Freedom-With: We’ve Been Doing Freedom Wrong for Nearly 250 Years

It is time to finally practice freedom the right way

Jul 1 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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April 2026

A Dialogue with Claude AI That Reconstructs Western Philosophy

The other day I had a profound and surprisingly emotional conversation with Claude that might completely upend our understanding of western philosophy…

Apr 30 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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February 2026

The Crisis of Defining White Culture

Jeremy Carl's struggle to define white culture is actually what allows white culture to survive.

Feb 20 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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Benito Bowl 2026: A 500-Year-Old Wake-Up Call

The sound of ancestral memory on the world's biggest stage

Feb 12 • Sam Floyd

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How to Understand and Defeat American Fascism

Our Society Mistakenly Focuses on the Symptoms and Not the Causes of Fascism

Feb 9 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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January 2026

How the Fugitive Slave Act Helps Explain ICE's Terrorism Today

By Knowing This History We Can Learn How to Respond to ICE's Terrorism by Reconstructing a Better America

Jan 26 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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