https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/10/19/party-like-its-1773/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 09:26:59 -0400<![CDATA[On December 16, 1773, a number of men in Sam Adams’ “Sons of Liberty” organization boarded ships in Boston Harbor in order to dump nearly 350 chests of East India Company tea into the waters. This was the Boston Tea Party, and the goal was to help the British Parliament understand that the colonists rejected the premise that a distant government had the right ”to regulate one&#8217;s life and dictate how it would be conducted and at what price.”]]>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:56 -0400<![CDATA[AWR Hawkins]]>https://pjmedia.com/awr-hawkins/2010/06/28/party-like-its-1773-n13259