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Authoritarianism! “You keep using that word. I do not think you know what that word means.”

Historians like to point to the 20th century as the age of authoritarianism, characterized by the rise of Fascism as well as

22 Jun

I’ve said for years, and taught in my classroom, that history echoes itself often; the problem is the generation of a

17 Jun

When Lewis and Clark chose to explore the Mississippi River (with the backing of President Jefferson and the immeasurable

09 Jun

There is a specific problem with our Republic (for the umpteenth time – we are NOT a democracy), and that is

07 Jun

Remember when you were in high school all those years ago? For me it was decades—longer than I’d like to remember, but just

29 May

For anyone following the current national debate about Roe vs. Wade, the concept of women’s rights seems to be front and

28 May

At the current, congressional approval hovers somewhere between 20-24% based on the week or month. Presidential approval is

18 May

I’m not sure when it got like this. If I had to hazard a guess, at least the last ten years with the advent of social media

25 Mar

The Slow Dissolution of our National Unity The United States was founded upon one basic principle; the freedom of the

11 Mar

For those of us who study history, Mr. Putin’s actions are not unexpected; quite the opposite…they were an inevitability as

24 Feb