Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Love of country begins at home, but it is more than just an exercise in civic education. Dr. Matthew Spalding, Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, explains.

Order your copy of his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence: heritage.org/american-history/event/dr-matthew-spalding-the-making-the-american-mind