Montana’s Greatest Hollywood Actor
Montana’s Greatest Hollywood Actor
"We remember Gary Cooper not because he was a run-of-the-mill actor but because he was uncommonly good—just like the heroes he played and the hero he was."
The Treasure State’s First Presidential Election
The Treasure State’s First Presidential Election
"He restrained spending and vetoed more bills than the previous 23 presidents combined."
George Sutherland: A Model Justice
George Sutherland: A Model Justice
"For the sake of our liberties, we could use more judges like him both in Montana and in Washington, D.C."
A President Visits Montana
A President Visits Montana
"In 1923, the people of Butte appreciated a President who didn’t try to buy votes with other people’s money, who cut government spending and balanced the budget."
Subsidies: Learning the Hard Way
Subsidies: Learning the Hard Way
"What the government giveth, it can sooner or later taketh away. That’s a lesson that Granite learned the hard way."
Wilson and the Hutterites
Wilson and the Hutterites
"Opposition to religious persecution is one of this country’s most important founding principles."
Montana’s Wheeler Helped Save America from Judicial Mischief
Montana’s Wheeler Helped Save America from Judicial Mischief
"Americans can be thankful that the cynical effort to corrupt the Court in 1937 was defeated by principled legislators like Montana’s Burton K. Wheeler."
The Frontier Entrepreneur
The Frontier Entrepreneur
"His name was John Bozeman. His short life is a tale of frontier entrepreneurship."
Three Cheers to Arthur Guinness!
Three Cheers to Arthur Guinness!
"The founder’s personal popularity, more than two centuries since he died, is a testimony to the power of product over politics."
The Michigan Lesson Montana May Have Learned
The Michigan Lesson Montana May Have Learned
"Even good governments are tempted to bend the rules, but we should all be glad when the rules are good and are there for a good reason."
The Beloved Big Mouth from Butte
The Beloved Big Mouth from Butte
"I believe in the Constitution, strength in national defense, limited government, individual freedom, and personal responsibility."
Hats Off to John B. Stetson
Hats Off to John B. Stetson
"The kid from Jersey was awed by the freewheeling culture of the territories west of the Mississippi."
Charley Pride: A Montana Success Story of ‘Radical Openness’
Charley Pride: A Montana Success Story of ‘Radical Openness’
"Early Montana culture was far from stuck-in-the-mud. Rather, it was a sort of radical openness — where all people were welcome to put roots down in this wild and wonderful state, free to take risks by staking a claim or starting a business and free to work hard chasing opportunity."
Remembering Two Icons of the West
Remembering Two Icons of the West
"Don’t expect the world to throw subsidies at you because you think you’re good."