A Builder’s Reflection By Michael Herzberg Smith June 2026 Two hundred and fifty years ago, America's founders launched one of the most ambitious experiments in human history. They sought to create a society where free people could govern themselves. Today, we often take that idea for granted because we inherited it. Yet throughout most of human history, freedom was not considered the natural condition of mankind. Societies were built around kings, aristocracies, centralized authority, and...

A Builder’s Reflection By Michael Herzberg Smith June 2026 In 1776, a small group of determined leaders signed a document that changed the course of human history. The Declaration of Independence announced more than the birth of a nation. It launched a bold experiment. Could free citizens govern themselves? Could a society built on liberty, responsibility, and opportunity endure without kings, aristocrats, or inherited power? Could ordinary people build extraordinary prosperity across...

A Builder’s Reflection By Michael Herzberg Smith June 2026 When people reflect on the history of the United States, they often focus on moments of great drama. The signing of the Declaration of Independence. The drafting of the Constitution. The struggles and sacrifices of war. These events deserve their place in the national story, because they defined the political birth and survival of our Republic. Yet the deeper story of America is found beyond those dramatic moments. It is found in the...