This semester as I am teaching a class on the Cold War, it seems as if the major comparison we are discussing is the war in...
Twitter has been an ongoing story since the Trump presidency and ramped up even more when Twitter suspended Trump’s account after the events of Jan 6,...
For only the second time in 57 years, A Charlie Brown Christmas – the most beloved of all animated Christmas specials – will not air on...
With all that is going on in our nation, it is understandable if you have not been paying attention to what is going on in Iran....
This article does not fit in with my traditional column, yet it does have a historical component and my editor felt that my Historically Speaking readers...
An article came out this week from conservative writer George Will in the Washington Post that called for President Joe Biden and V.P. Kamala Harris not...
With the midterms approaching, it is finally time for the American people to voice their opinion of the Biden presidency, or so we are being told....
As I said in my last article, few decisions have been as controversial as the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade. As such, I could not...
Few court cases have been as controversial in the United States as 1973’s Roe v. Wade decision. It has become one of the major touchstones in...
As I am sitting on my balcony of a boat traveling down the Mosel River in Germany, passing picturesque villages founded before Christopher Columbus was even...
Every year in May a colleague and I take about a dozen students on some type of weeklong outdoor experience. In the past we have done...
Three years ago, I wrote an article about religious intolerance. My premise was that America had actually never been that religiously tolerant, that today religion, Christianity...
One of the hot news stories is the bill in Florida banning discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary schools. The bill is called...
It seems as if over the past several weeks the main questions my students have is about the Ukraine. This nation has a rich in history...
As I watched the news last night of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it scared me as it probably has scared many of you wondering what is...
With mail-in voting becoming such an important political issue today, it is worth the time to examine similar issues in history. I have written on this...
This week I intended to write about the jobs report put out by the White House and give a historical comparison. Biden claimed that he has...
With Martin Luther King Day approaching, I have thought a lot about the man who, more than anyone else, historically represents the Civil Rights movement and...
As I have considered how I wanted to end this year, I knew I wanted to try to bring a message of hope and unity. We...
Two of the biggest stories in the past couple of months have been about travel and immigration. First, with the fall of Afghanistan, we have opened...
I am inspired this week by an assignment my wife is doing for a Law in Education class. Her assignment was to write about religion in...
To start, let me say something about myself. I love sports. I was a three-sport athlete in high school and I still love playing sports now...
In the current environment of race sensitivity, I think it is necessary to ask certain questions. I think the best way to move forward as a...
As we continue to watch events unfold in Afghanistan and see what many consider a failure to exit properly, it is important to remember that, historically...
Knowing that the 20th anniversary of 9/11 was fast approaching, I knew I needed to address it. I struggle writing about 9/11 because in many ways...
Instead of writing an entire new article, I want to recycle one I wrote back in January of 2019 but make some minor changes. Back then...
If you were to stop a Roman around the year 117 A.D. and ask about the future of the empire, he/she would probably boast that they...
With the creation this week of Juneteenth as a national holiday, I have seen several posts that, though meaning well in celebrating the day, have made...
Just when you thought our political leaders could not divide us any further, they have now turned on themselves. Right now, both parties are dealing with...
One key job of historians is to find patterns. Most things in history are circular and come and go throughout time. The majority of what I...
