Literature

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Forging ‘The Scarlet Letter’

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ a 19th-century American writer offers a powerful story of right and wrong.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne: Forging ‘The Scarlet Letter’
Hester Prynne (Demi Moore), in the 1995 production of “The Scarlet Letter.” Buena Vista Pictures/MovieStillsDB
Tiffany Brannan
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Two distinct schools of thought shaped colonial America in the years leading up to the Revolution: the strict Christian morality of Puritanism and the humanistic ideas of the Enlightenment.

Deists like Thomas Paine inspired colonists to believe in ideas of liberty and the equality of man. Yet the Founding Fathers never lost sight of the moral compass that had guided the region’s early years, declaring the new country “One Nation Under God.”

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Tiffany Brannan
Tiffany Brannan
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Tiffany Brannan is a 24-year-old opera singer, Hollywood historian, vintage fashion enthusiast, and journalist. Her classic film journey started in 2016 when she and her sister started the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society to reform the arts by reinstating the Motion Picture Production Code. Tiffany launched Cinballera Entertainment in June 2023 to produce original performances which combine opera, ballet, and old films in historic SoCal venues. She's written for The Epoch Times since 2019 and became the host of a YouTube channel, The Epoch Insights, in June 2024.
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