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David Barton's Conservative Critics: Debunking the Liberal Attack Claims

To promote David Barton’s second edition of The Jefferson Lies, World Net Daily, Glenn Beck, and David Barton claim the first edition was pulled from publication by publisher Thomas Nelson due to ideologically motivated attacks by liberals. World Net Daily: Despite the wildly popular success of the original hardcover edition, or perhaps because of it, … Continue reading “David Barton's Conservative Critics: Debunking the Liberal Attack Claims”

No, David Barton, I Did Not Recruit Jay Richards

Although World Net Daily lists January 12 as the release date for the second edition of David Barton’s book The Jefferson Lies, it is now available on Amazon. I ordered the Kindle version and found a serious flaw within minutes of reading Barton’s response to our book Getting Jefferson Right. Barton claims that I recruited Jay … Continue reading “No, David Barton, I Did Not Recruit Jay Richards”

David Barton's Legend Grows to Include Supreme Court Winner

David Barton was given a PhD by Glenn Beck and was sorta called “America’s Historian” in a World Net Daily article and speaks for over 400 (600?) groups per year.  Barton has also added NCAA Division One basketball player and translator for the Russian gymnastics team. Now, he can add winner of cases at the … Continue reading “David Barton's Legend Grows to Include Supreme Court Winner”

Note to Evangelical Culture Warriors and Pastor Tullian Tchividjian from Benjamin Rush

The Father of Psychiatry, Benjamin Rush (1746-1813), signed the Declaration of Independence  and was a delegate to the Constitutional Congress. Rush was good friends with both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Despite his universalist beliefs, he is a favorite of David Barton and other Christian Nationalists because he was a founder who articulated many Christian … Continue reading “Note to Evangelical Culture Warriors and Pastor Tullian Tchividjian from Benjamin Rush”

David Barton Settles Defamation Claims Out of Court

Update: Maybe Barton didn’t get a million after all. This from The Blaze: The historian declined to give the exact sum of money received, as settlements are sometimes less than the sum presented in a judgement. In conversation with attorneys, I have heard the same thing. I think this is a way to say he … Continue reading “David Barton Settles Defamation Claims Out of Court”