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American Revolution and Founding Era
18.09.2024
I know I've not been keeping up with this blog, but I have to swoop in on this day and say something. :-) Today is Constitution Day. If you'...
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30.11.2022
March 30, 2019 Dear George Washington University Student, Is it okay if I address you as a George Washington University student? I ask ...
In 2001, David McCullough released what is probably the best biography ever written on our second President and one of our most under-rated ...
As part of protests in Portland, Oregon on the eve of Juneteenth, a group of about 20 demonstrators vandalized and toppled a statue to the ...
Should we honor slave owners? Specifically, should we honor one of the most famous slave owners in history, namely George Washington. It’...
On September 19, 1796, readers of the American Daily Advertiser were greeted with perhaps the most famous letter in American history. That l...
Here we are at the most worthless, meaningless holiday of the year: Presidents Day. That's the official name of the holiday in some state...
The famous speech by Frederick Douglass given at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York before the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society ...
Many people today believe we should end the Electoral College. They argue that it is a relic from a bygone era. They further allege it gives...
Just finished listening to (thanks Audible!) the latest biography of George Washington: You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe. I was...
The momentum to take down (or vandalize) statues to Confederate leaders has now extended to statues and memorials to America's Founding Fath...
Christ Church Episcopal in Alexandria, Virginia is removing two plaques from their sanctuary and apparently relocating them to another locat...
On January 8, 1815, a formidable British force under the command of Major General Sir Edward Pakenham advanced against the city of New Orl...
Dear Reader: For this post, I wish to make a personal appeal. An appeal from my heart. I deplore racism and embrace equal justice ...
On July 26, 1863, an ailing, 70-year old man lay stricken with pneumonia in the sweltering parlor of his home in Huntsville, Texas. Surrou...
Statue to Matthias Baldwin (pic taken in calmer times) The controversy surrounding some of our nation's statues is understandable. I can...
Robert E Lee's statue in Charlottesville, Va. In a combative August 15 press conference, President Donald Trump expressed dismay at the ...
Thanks to "Fox & Friends" for running this interesting segment on the American Revolution from The Museum of the American Revolution. (One ...
Killing England , the newest edition of the Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, has just been released. And I've downloade...
"War of Rights" gameplay screen image courtesy of Steam Surfing YouTube the other night, I came across video footage of the Civil War PC...
Is the thirteen-star American flag, believed to be designed by Betsy Ross, a racist symbol? And is it racially insensitive to be patriotic...
In this age of Political Correctness, it seems almost blasphemous to suggest that one culture might be superior to another. This is especial...
Happy Independence Day everyone! Click below for my 4th of July article featured on “The American Creation” blog... “4 Things Every Americ...
If you're a citizen of the United States of America who values things like freedom, democracy, the rule of law, civilian oversight of the mi...
Benjamin Franklin was an extraordinary man. Historians have (rightly) dubbed him "the First American," for his early advocacy for colonial...