The American Revolution Was Fought And Won In Neighborhood Bars ^33.4%

The Federalist - By Marc Oestreich - 7/3/2026, 11:27 AM

Appeal to Emotion 19.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15.9% - Negativity Bias 14.8%

Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge noticed it from across the room. For eight years, he had watched Washington and learned to read the small signals: the set of the jaw, the economy of movement, the way the general's silence could crowd out other men's noise. He had never seen the hand shake — not at Long Island, where the army nearly dissolved... more