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Archaeology Adds Another Dimension to Travel Jan. 18, 2025
By Victor Block A new exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is attracting both city resid... Read More
'Civil War': Exiles in Splitsville Apr. 12, 2024
War is hell. Everybody knows that. Not just combat veterans who've experienced the thrill of howling... Read More
Americans Are Not Seeking Out Middle Ground Apr. 10, 2024
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels politi... Read More
A Key to Baltimore's Broken Heart Apr. 03, 2024
A week ago, while Baltimore slept, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood, its gorgeous and graceful tru... Read More
Lincoln's Life Lesson on Saving Democracy Feb. 21, 2024
A towering man faced the townspeople in the morning rain and chill. His parting words from a train m... Read More
Did Judges, Legislators and Presidential Candidates Play Hooky During History Class? Feb. 21, 2024
The late Sam Cooke sang, "Don't know much about history" in his classic "Wonderful World." He was a ... Read More
Nikki Haley, American History and Intellectual Honesty Jan. 04, 2024
When Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley answered a question last week in which she stated... Read More
Statues Have Limitations Dec. 29, 2023
Being an American of working-class origins, I've lived most of my life among people who say "statue ... Read More
Supreme Court's Snub of a Ludicrous Missouri Gun Law Has an Ominous Footnote Oct. 25, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's order last week that Missouri's so-called Second Amendment Preservation Act... Read More
History Repeats Itself -- Almost Jul. 19, 2023
We all know history doesn't really repeat itself, but it sure does echo through the decades and cent... Read More
Memorial Day In Contemporary America May. 29, 2023
Memorial Day emerged from America's most deadly and destructive war: the Civil War. Agreed, social,... Read More
Local Reparations Committee Should Aim To Create Wealth, Not Offer Payouts May. 05, 2023
The local committee assigned to come up with reparations recommendations to address slavery's living... Read More
The Lost Cause Apr. 07, 2023
I can see it now. If former President Donald Trump loses again, or if he wins and gets whapped with ... Read More
The Civil War I Grew Up With Mar. 16, 2023
WASHINGTON — With all the talk about the discovery of mass burial graves in faraway Ukraine, t... Read More
Presidents Lincoln, Trump and Confederates to This Day Feb. 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — That day, I watched an arc of justice land; that night, I paid a visit to Ford's ... Read More
Uncle Andy: Old Hickory and Me in History Oct. 19, 2022
WASHINGTON — So I gave a talk on President Andrew Jackson, counting the ways he harshly steere... Read More
Harriet Tubman Here to Stay at the CIA Sep. 14, 2022
A woman's bronze statue was just unveiled at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Virgini... Read More
Biden Clearly Wants Civil War. Don't Take the Bait. Sep. 04, 2022
Did you watch President Joe Biden's disgraceful speech on Thursday night? I did. And I know the Bide... Read More
Toward a Second American Civil War? Sep. 03, 2022
This column is the last chapter of my book, "If History Is of Any Value: Politics, Culture, and the ... Read More
A MAGA Secession Could Possibly Work Sep. 01, 2022
With one out of five "strong Republicans" saying a civil war is very likely — and part of the ... Read More
