New perspectives on how history is made
Like Adams, he lacks legitimacy and has drawn the ire of his adversaries.
It certainly appears he’s been giving “aid and comfort” to our enemies.
The argument? We can do away with “frills” like music classes.
Some actually did really well.
He’s the first president to have used a tape to threaten someone.
History suggests no one age 70 or over should run for president.
We have overemphasized getting and spending.
What Trump and Jackson have in common is not always to the credit of either.
His takedown of Joe McCarthy shows the power of a free media when faced with a demagogue.
Businesses got millions in tax exemptions for partnering with the State University of New York. What did taxpayers get?
Once again the federal government is talking down to Native Americans.
The surprising answer is that the Founding Fathers weren't sure.
Alas, the answer is no.
It’s a case we should remember as we consider the arbitrary restrictions the Trump administration wants to impose on immigrants.
... And what they're saying about fellow historian H.R. McMaster, Trump's National Security Advisor.
Hint: They can’t bank on impeachment.
Americans have been spoiled over the past two plus centuries with the stability of our republican form of form of government. Let’s not risk it.
But what the past also suggests is that the right forms of investment in such areas as infrastructure and education may provide part of the solution to the problems that beset both.
They should and history shows why.
Yes, they see a Watergate parallel, too.
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