Monthly Archives: April 2010

The importance of Natural Law and Religion in the making of the American Constitution

What was the Founder’s true understanding of “Natural Law” and how did it influence the creation of the American Constitution? Was it even a significant factor? Still today the influence of Natural Law on the Founders is downplayed or even … Continue reading

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Teaching for Social Justice & William Ayers

One of the leaders in Teaching for Social Justice is William Ayers, who is a Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ayers was also a member of the Weather Underground in the 1960s/70s, … Continue reading

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US generals given baffling PowerPoint presentation to try to explain Afghanistan War

Military presentation leaves many Dumbfounded. ‘When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war,’ General Stanley McChrystal, the US and NATO force commander, remarked wryly when confronted by the sprawling spaghetti diagram in a briefing. Read more…

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History Channel’s “America: The Story of Us”

The History Channel’s “America: The Story of Us,” began with a nice introduction by President Obama. Rolfe at Jamestown, the horrible conditions, and the exceptional nature of the survival of the early colonies. Then in an even more grand style, … Continue reading

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Did the Cavalry Play a Decisive Role in the Civil War?

[This was a paper I wrote several years ago during my first year in Graduate School. I'm posting it as I thought it was decent, though surely flawed. Any comments appreciated!] By the outbreak of the Civil War the importance … Continue reading

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Texas City Revives Paddling

Temple, TX, has brought back corporal punishment to its schools after decades of progressive positive behavior tactics have utterly failed. Students were becoming more defiant and so much so that their parents are the ones who led the charge to … Continue reading

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The United States and the 20th Century

The prompt for this week’s discussion in one of my graduate classes and based on the numerous readings was: “If you had to select one defining moment, challenge, social cause, technological achievement, or political struggle that marked the start of … Continue reading

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The Long Shadow of the Civil War

The recent controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell when he issued a proclamation in honor of Confederate History Month that did not include a reference to slavery — an unforgivable omission — the fact that the Civil War is still … Continue reading

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Coming: International Security and National Security Policy: A Historical Perspective

Please keep visiting the site, in the next few days I will be posting a brief essay on International Security Policy and Nuclear Proliferation from a historical perspective. Recent changes in U.S. Nuclear Policy as well as general National Security Policy … Continue reading

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Black Republicans in 2010

I have the utmost respect for the brave black men and women who stand for their values as Republicans. Think about it. Not the easiest of stances. To identify themselves as Republicans, gasp, Conservatives, yikes, or, blasphemy, Tea Partiers, must … Continue reading

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