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...
In the pantheon of great American presidents, a few are always at the top. Lincoln usually comes to mind, then Washington, and Jefferson. In the 20th...
All Americans should be concerned about President Biden’s recent executive order on gun control. Try to forget for a moment, if you can, whether you agree...
Possibly one of the most important fights of this new century is being waged right now in the halls of Congress, in state houses across the...
With the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuess being the latest on the chopping block of what is being called “cancel culture,” it is once again worth...
As the U.S. House of Representatives voted recently to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of all her committee assignments, I was reminded of two sections of the...
A couple of years ago, after President Trump backed out of the Paris Climate Treaty and the Iran Nuclear Deal, I wrote a column for “Historically...
The week before Biden’s Inauguration, it was announced that his planned arrival to D.C. would no longer happen by train. This was significant for Biden because...
It was a dark day on Jan. 6 as Congress planned to confirm the Electoral College vote for the next president. Around 1 p.m. a group...
2020 has certainty been a year of years. I do not need to recount the events of this year; we all know them too well. It...
As I read over the article I was going to send out today, I realized it was too depressing. Instead of comparing the events of this...
There comes a time for every president when they must face the inevitable reality that they are out of a job. What do most of these...
Going to bed on election night it looked as if President Trump might win the election. But as the mail-in votes started being counted the next...
“In this historic election.” How many times have you heard this over the past two weeks? In truth, there are some historic elements. This election had...
With the election this week, I want to address an issue I have heard from both sides but which has been much more prominent with Joe...
As if 2020 has not been bad enough, with just a few weeks before the presidential election, the beloved Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed...
The death of Breonna Taylor is tragic. The argument has been made for many of the recent shootings that if the victims had not broken the...
It is often said that words matter. Historically speaking, this is often seen by using a particular word to connect to the past. The Whig Party...
One question I like to ask my students is who are the greatest American presidents? After I gather the list of usual suspects, I then ask...
Now that the national conventions are over, it is time for the Republicans to comment on the number of Hollywood celebrities who spoke and performed at...
Today I read a post about an article from Fortune magazine that lists 19 Black economists to know and celebrate. I think it is great that...
There are many sayings about revolutions, but my favorite is simply, “Revolutions are messy.” This seems to sum up the majority of the world’s revolutions, despite...
I study history because I think we can benefit from learning from mistakes of those before us. Why make mistakes that others have already made? It...
This week I do not have a clever opening. America is in pain and especially our black brothers and sisters. This is an understandable pain, especially...
Today, it seems that the worst possible label you can give a political leader is “fascist.” Traditionally this is a term reserved for far right leaders...
With the shutdown of everything non-essential and social distancing becoming the new normal, one area of concern is voting. At the very heart of our democracy...