In 1984, Democrats needed a candidate to challenge the very popular Republican incumbent President Ronald Reagan. Democratic frontrunner Walter Mondale, an ex-U.S. senator and state...
I rarely get personal with my articles, but this week’s subject resonates with me. One of the hardest days of my life was when a...
A bombshell was dropped last month when Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur released his findings on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. The...
For many, the Gilded Age (1877-1900) is the most boring part of political history. All the presidents were bearded white men from New York or Ohio...
An amendment meant to keep ex-Confederates from holding office after the Civil War is once again coming into play as Colorado and Maine announced that former...
When I was in college back in the 1990s, I like so many other students began getting my political commentary Monday through Thursday nights on Comedy...
1854 began the destruction of the Second American Party System. When Democrats fought to accept Kansas as a slave state, they were able to claim the...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;...
To (Jesus) who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests, to...
By the 1850s America was in the middle of the Second American Party System of Democrats and Whigs. The two equally strong parties had members in...
In grad school, one of the hardest parts of studying the Israel/Palestine issue was trying to understand who led the Palestinians. It reminds me of...
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” – (Luke 2:11) This past Friday evening...
Love him or hate him, Andrew Jackson is undoubtably one of the most influential and important presidents in American history. Jackson’s presidential victory in 1828 ushered...
There are certain days in our nation’s history that are simply more important than others. These days tend to be ones that have changed our nation...
On the morning of Oct 7, the nation of Israel was attacked by rocket fire coming from the Gaza Strip in southern Israel. The missile attacks...
While the writers’ strike in Hollywood has captured the nation’s attention out of fear that our favorite shows might be delayed, a potentially more important strike...
Despite the courage and goodwill of a number of young families in our county to expose a cultural cancer and to have the resolve to pursue...
While political parties officially started under the George Washington administration with the introduction of Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan, they really took root when Washington stepped...
New songs stirring the pot and getting people worked up is nothing new, but ever so often, a song comes out that stirs the pot...
Once again, news coverage is swamped with allegations of Trump’s criminal activities. This time, he is accused of trying to overthrow the last election and retain...
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21) October is our opportunity to celebrate and commemorate the life of one of...
What does the Constitution mean to you? September 17 has come and gone, with minimal celebration of Constitution Day, which commemorated 236 years since 12 of...
In 1968, the incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson seemed a shoo-in as the Democratic candidate for president. Even with falling approval ratings, he was strong enough...
A few weeks ago saw the indictment and guilty plea of Hunter Biden, son of President Joseph Biden, on two counts of misdemeanor tax evasion....
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,...
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....