As America approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, retired Air Force veteran Tony Snodgrass offers a timely and inspiring exploration of faith, liberty, and personal responsibility in his new 50-page booklet God and America: A Philosophy of Fundamental Beliefs Leading to a Happy Life.
Drawing from the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and Natural Law, Snodgrass shows that this was the Founding Fathers’ vision: true rights come from God, not government. The Founders distinguished between mere freedom (the absence of external constraints) and ordered liberty — the responsible, self-mastered use of freedom that enables individuals to develop their God-given talents, pursue virtue, and contribute to society.
At the heart of the book is the conviction that free market capitalism emerges naturally from the Founders’ positive vision of liberty — exactly as they intended. When government is properly limited and individuals practice responsibility, voluntary cooperation, reciprocity (the “Tit for Tat” strategy), then moral character, prosperity, innovation, and genuine human flourishing follow. The result is E Pluribus Unum: out of many free and responsible individuals, one united, prosperous, and flourishing nation.
Far beyond politics or economics, God and America offers a practical philosophy for happiness rooted in faith, family, virtue, and service. Snodgrass demonstrates how material wealth alone cannot satisfy the soul — true fulfillment comes from actualizing one’s potential in alignment with the Creator’s design and the Founders’ vision for a self-governing republic.
Inspired by his military service and a deep commitment to constitutional principles, Snodgrass wrote the book as a call to renew civic awareness and moral courage on the eve of America’s Semiquincentennial. Dedicated to defenders of the Constitution and all who seek ordered liberty, it invites readers to live responsibly under God while preserving America’s exceptional experiment in self-government.
Tony Snodgrass is a retired Air Force veteran and author dedicated to exploring the principles of faith, liberty, and moral responsibility. Through his writing, he challenges readers to rediscover the values that strengthened individuals, families, and the nation at its founding.
