One of the things I’ve found most remarkable about the Civil War is the physical change that overcame President Lincoln during his time in office. The distinguished, thoughtful lawyer from Illinois who […]
Flagpole at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln City, IN
#25: The Land of Lincoln: Travels in Abe’s America by Andrew Ferguson (2007) The Lincoln Memorial looked like frost tonight. The flurry that had blanketed the lawn white earlier in the day […]
“In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.” Who said it?
On November 19, 1863, as President Lincoln stood to deliver the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he could not have foreseen how the nation he envisioned as the […]
A couple of weeks ago author and NYU media theory lecturer Douglas Rushkoff penned a provocative essay for Arthur Magazine. Entitled “Let It Die,” the essay explains why we should stop trying […]
One-hundred and forty-six years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Emancipation Proclamation. While Lincoln’s intent was unmistakably noble—and incredibly politically shrewd—the words of the Proclamation appear to be among […]
by Marti J. Smith The latest BS I’m hearing is that the failed economy was originally created by Bill Clinton. That’s not what happened. Clinton wanted to be sure that the middle-class […]
by JS O’Brien Vice-presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware) ran into a buzzsaw of an interview from Barbara West of WFTV-TV, Channel 9, in Orlando, Fla on October 23. West is the […]
Hey, America: are your politicians stupid or do they just think you are? Check this new analysis of Thursday night’s “debate”: An analysis carried out by a language monitoring service said Friday […]
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