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April 26, 2017

The Cost of Desegregation

We have been hailing the Civil Rights Era as a grand and universal success for decades. Desegregation is an unquestionable good in the eyes of all good Americans. So, let’s take a

December 16, 2019

Decline And Fall Of The United States

Seems a bit early to be writing this, but the fact is the history is already written. The nails are in the coffin. It’s already happened. The US is down 34 to 10, and there are only 2 minutes to

June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

September 11, 2017

Alt-West (Hard Right) Manifesto

Culture·History·Literature

Make Way For Liberty

February 11, 2017

Believe it or not, I actually found this poem in a school book. Albeit one I am afraid to hold all the way open lest it fall apart in its old age.

History

Anglo-Dutch Conflict in the Colonial Era

February 6, 2017

While the British were latecomers to colonization, with the Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and even French establishing footholds in North America, the British did develop significant trade routes with the New World and

History

The Seven-Years War

February 1, 2017

Lawrence James seems to take the standard approach that the Seven Year’s War was a continuation of previous conflicts (p. 66). His claim that the peace achieved at the end of the

Culture·Family·History·Politics

Ordinary Americans

January 28, 2017

Often, if you follow the news, you hear terms thrown around. One of those that commonly comes up is “ordinary Americans.” Pundits and politicians like to use it when they are pretending

History·Literature

Book Review: Sleuthing the Alamo

January 24, 2017

Sleuthing The Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution. By James E. Crisp. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Pp. xvi + 201. Forward, Acknowledgements, Chronology, Afterword,

History·Politics

Lessons from Nixon – Facing Your Enemies

January 23, 2017

In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon embarked upon a foreign trip to South America, where many countries had been experiencing massive unrest. After a brief, and successful, stop is Montevideo, Uruguay, Nixon,

History·Literature

Analysis of Asser’s Alfred the Great

January 23, 2017

What Is This Book About? Asser’s biography of Alfred the Great is the oldest known biography of an Anglo-Saxon king (p. 48). It serves as a totem for the respect that Asser

Culture·History·Politics

Ronald Reagan's Farewell Speech

January 11, 2017

Editor’s Note: At the bottom of the text, you can view a video of the speech, if you prefer. My fellow Americans: This is the 34th time I’ll speak to you

Culture·History·Literature

Song of Marion's Men

January 7, 2017

There are times when life seems grim. The future dark. There are many events occurring now that could cause one to wonder what kind of future we can have with the corrupt

Culture·History·Politics

The Declaration of Independence

January 6, 2017

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the

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