WPS FIELD GUIDE

William Wallace: The Original Warrior Poet

It is September 11, 1297. A Scottish commoner with no title, no crown, and no professional army stands at the north end of Stirling Bridge...

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Revolutionary America—A New Documentary by Hillsdale College About Our Nation’s Founding

It is April 19, 1775. The sun is barely up over Lexington, Massachusetts. On the green, a group of colonial militiamen, farmers, tradesmen, fathers,...

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The Battles That Held the Line

The great civilizations of the past didn’t typically collapse all at once. They eroded slowly away until suddenly they died away or continued as...

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Constantine XI Palaiologos—The Last Stand of a Warrior Poet

Some leaders are remembered for the empires they build, like Caesar Augustus, Queen Victoria, and Thomas Jefferson. Others are remembered for the worlds they...

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Warrior Poet Profile: King Baldwin IV—The Leper King

History often crowns men with titles they did not ask for. But few kings have ever carried a title as heavy—nor as heroic—as the...

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Why Goodness Matters More Than Greatness

This morning, I found myself in a rare and quiet moment—just me, some coffee, and the early light filtering through the kitchen window. As...

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Hero & Villain - 2 Lessons from History's Most Magnetic War Captain

Today we’re taking a break from guns and gear to bring you another Warrior Poet Profile from the pages of our past. If you...

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Warrior Poet Profile | Finding the Real George Washington

The grandiose world of wokeness tends to cast shade on the real world of reality and its seminal figures, so I like to bring...

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Tacticians Through the Ages | Rōnin Miyamoto Musashi

In a world where TikTok increasingly shapes worldviews and where some young adults can't tell you a thing about World War 2 or any...

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Historical Men of Valor | Sir Ernest Shackleton and The Endurance

How often do you suffer, or even seek out, discomfort, even torturous discomfort, in the pursuit of a worthy cause? Let's talk about Sir...

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Historical Men of Valor: The Overmountain Men

There’s this trending question popular right now on social media: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” And I have to admit,...

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