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The Professor's War Against Truth Jul. 02, 2020
Washington — Here we are, halfway through 2020, and what is the latest finding on the achievem... Read More
The Bad Old Days Jul. 01, 2020
My wife and I have been doing a little downsizing lately. One thing we decided we can live without i... Read More
The Yankee and the Cavalier Still Speak on our Bittersweet Fourth Jul. 01, 2020
Pen pals in the sunsets of their lives, they wrote between Massachusetts and Virginia until they bot... Read More
Racist Past Gives Way to Music in Shelby, North Carolina Jun. 27, 2020
By Steve Bergsman My wife and I only ended up in Shelby, North Carolina, because we needed a bathroo... Read More
Unfriendly Fascism Jun. 25, 2020
Washington — Now the mob is planning to tear down the statue of Theodore Roosevelt, who, may I... Read More
A Campaign Year of Less Wisdom and Less Wit Jun. 13, 2020
In the nine presidential elections between the 1952 victory of Dwight D. Eisenhower and George H.W. ... Read More
Will Churchill's Statue Be Next to Fall? Jun. 12, 2020
On Gen. George Washington's orders, the Declaration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was rea... Read More
More Than One Mad Dog in Washington Jun. 11, 2020
Washington — One of the most alarming aspects of the present fevers is the utterance of total ... Read More
Remembering the Cost of a Free and Undivided Republic May. 21, 2020
Memorial Day normally equates to BBQ, sales and pool openings, the beginning of summer. Many people ... Read More
Joe Biden and America's First Basement Campaign May. 14, 2020
Washington — Americans know less and less history these days, which is a good thing for our ca... Read More
During This Pandemic Pause, Let History Inspire Apr. 30, 2020
Today, more than ever, it's important to remember we are part of an exceptional nation that has over... Read More
During This Pandemic Pause, Let History Inspire Apr. 30, 2020
Today, more than ever, it's important to remember we are part of an exceptional nation that has over... Read More
Death in the Kennedy Family: A Graceful Goodbye in Tragic Times Apr. 15, 2020
I know the place where they got lost on the water. Shady Side was in my mind's eye through the mothe... Read More
Notes From the New Normal Mar. 25, 2020
"The old custom of shaking hands fell into disuse." The line comes from Philadelphia in the 1793 ye... Read More
Winning the Coronavirus War Mar. 20, 2020
America has faced great challenges in the past, and we have always gotten through them stronger than... Read More
Mike Lee and George Washington Are Right About the War Power Mar. 11, 2020
Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has adopted in the 21st Century the same interpretation of the Constitution's ... Read More
Black History Month: Why Don't They Teach About the Arab-Muslim Slave Trade in Africa? Feb. 20, 2020
As for America's annual Black History Month, actor Morgan Freeman spoke for many during this 2005 ex... Read More
Enjoy History and Hospitality at Santa Fe's La Fonda Hotel Feb. 09, 2020
By Jim Farber When you think of the great promoters of the West, the films of John Ford and the phot... Read More
It Doesn't Matter Which Democrat Wins Feb. 05, 2020
There is poetic justice in the chaos we've witnessed in Iowa. First, the Des Moines Register pulled ... Read More
Birthplace of Two Outstanding Women: Lexington, Kentucky Feb. 02, 2020
By Steve Bergsman We visit certain cities for the tourist attractions, the vistas, the history or pe... Read More
