In a society plagued with instant gratification, country music singer Alexis Wilkins aspires to serve as a guiding light for the younger generation, embracing the timeless values that unite us all as Americans.

In this video, author Brian Kilmeade sheds light on the largely and unfortunately overlooked War of 1812. Kilmeade explains how this war got started, the daunting odds against a nation in its infancy, and the unlikely hero who secured America’s young nation’s future by pulling off one of the greatest upsets in military history.

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The United States had to fight not one, but two wars for its independence. The first, of course, was the Revolutionary War.

Can you name the second?

It was the War of 1812.

Now, both wars were against the British. And in both cases, the Americans should have lost.

The Revolutionary War is very much celebrated in American history. The second one has all but been forgotten.

But had it been lost, America’s history would have been much, much different.

The British precipitated the war by failing to recognize the United States as a sovereign nation. For five years between 1807 and 1812, they repeatedly disrupted American commerce, boarding American merchant ships, capturing their sailors—over 5,000 of them—and forcing them to work on British ships.

Finally, President James Madison said, “Enough!” and on June 18, 1812, Congress declared war on Britain. The euphoria didn’t last long. And for good reason. The Americans had no viable strategy, no standing army to speak of, no generals worthy of the rank, a very small navy, a wholly inadequate supply of munitions.

It was a different story on the British side. They had all the men, ships, generals and admirals they needed—and then some. If these upstart Yankees wanted war, the British were only too happy to accommodate them.

Things went pretty much as expected: one American defeat after another, culminating in the burning of Washington, D.C.

The great prize of the war was not the tiny American capital, or even the larger, nearby city of Baltimore. The prize the British wanted was the gateway to the American West, the city at the mouth of the Mississippi River—New Orleans. If Britai..

Do you believe that there is no better place to live for anyone, of any race, than America? Is America the most exceptional, freest nation to ever exist, or is it an oppressive, systemically racist country? In honor of the USA's birthday, Will Witt asks people on Santa Monica Pier if they're proud to be American, and what they feel when they see the American flag.

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@XAVIAERD reacts to a man who just got out of jail beating a femal olympian in a pull-up contest.

The Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled to dismiss Murthy v. Missouri. The justices threw out lower-court rulings that Federal officials and White House staffers leaned on social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view. Mike Benz, Executive Director of the Foundation for Freedom and a former State Department official, explains what this ruling means for free speech in the U.S.

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Alexis Wilkins reacts to a video of a woman who said she didn't want to be liberal the moment she hits potholes with her child in the car.

Patriotic education is under attack, not by coincidence. PragerU Kids' Jill Simonian and Richard Lim discuss historical reasons why, as well as a call-to-action for parents to win the battle. Discover more conversations about education issues and solutions at PragerU.com/ParentAlert.

Xaviaer Durousseau debunks the racism narrative on The Rubin Report with Dave Rubin.

@PragerUKids Jill Simonian responds to a viral clip of Rosie O'Donnell stating how she is unsure how her own child became non-binary.

Alexis Wilkins reacts to a woman who is still promoting masking in 2024...

Dennis Prager makes a note of how important it is for young boys to have a good male role model in their life.

This man learned some facts on history from Will Witt.

Will Witt hits the streets to ask people how much they knew about Anne Frank and their history.

On the latest episode of Fireside Chat, Dennis Prager gives his reasons on why the abortion argument cannot be a moral argument.

@PragerU CEO Marissa Streit explains how the far left claims oppression while simultaneously promoting violence and vandalism in America's inner cities.

@PragerUShorts @aldobuttazzoni explains how Director John Musker criticized Disney for it's woke messaging throughout their shows/movies.

Ami Horowitz went around to see how students responded to flying an American flag vs flying an ISIS flag.

@aldobuttazzoni hit the streets to ask people if we should deport illegal immigrants in the United States.

Chaya Raichik, Creator of Libs of TikTok, explained how left-wing terms are used to disguise bad ideas as good ideas on the recent episode of @realtalkwithmarissa.

American patriotism is fading, and in some places, vanishing altogether. Douglas Carswell, a former member of the British Parliament who now lives in the U.S., explains why patriotism is so important to the American experiment.

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What kind of future will the United States have if young Americans are taught to have contempt for their country?

To say the least, it’s not a happy prospect.

Yet from all accounts that’s exactly what’s happening.

Ask sixth graders what they know about George Washington and they’re likely to answer: “he owned slaves.”

While that’s true, it’s only one part of Washington’s story. The full story, of course, is that America’s first president was one of the great men of his age, universally admired for his bravery, integrity, and visionary leadership.

Washington was a remarkable man, but only one of many remarkable individuals throughout American history.

This was once taken for granted. Now, it’s barely acknowledged.

For someone who’s admired America from afar and has now made it my home, I find this very troubling. I’ve always considered Americans’ deep love for their country—their patriotism—to be not only part of their charm but a major reason for America’s success.

Now I see that patriotism being undermined, in of all places, America’s classrooms.

The 1619 Project, for example, which contends that America was conceived in racism in 1619 rather than in freedom in 1776, is taught in over forty-five hundred schools. Instead of teaching young Americans to revere their country, the left-leaning educational establishment seems bent on teaching them to be ashamed of it.

Are they succeeding?

From what I’ve seen, patriotism still thrives in much of the country, especially in the South. You can feel it under a thousand Friday night football lights, as the crowd rises for the Star-Spangled Banner. You can sense it in every small-town parade on the Fourth of July.

But there is no question that this patriotism is fading. In ..

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Will Witt asked this lady if she believes in open borders and got some interesting answers....

A meteorologist dismantles the mainstream media’s climate change narrative. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a free man after a 14-year legal battle with the U.S. Facebook and Instagram move to restrict political content ahead of the presidential debate. And are there over 50 ISIS-linked illegal aliens roaming the U.S. right now?

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@aldobuttazzoni details how a public school teacher was fired after having her students pledge allegiance to the pride flag.

Why is abortion termed “reproductive health” while overlooking the moral implications of ending a life? Why do we limit cigarette smoking due to health risks but show less concern for the moral consequences of alcohol abuse? Dennis explores how America’s shift from morality to an obsession with health is reshaping our society.

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