History

The Specter Haunting Marxism 0
- History
- October 5, 2020
Marx and Engels are still revered in certain circles, as is the system of thought they invented in the 19th century. Indeed, on the Left, they are treated with the reverence that used to be reserved in the U.S. for the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. But there is a specter
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Climbing Mount Durant: A Foray Into Fair-Minded History 0
- History
- October 5, 2020
Shortly before New Year’s Day, 2018, I resolved to read Will and Ariel Durant’s The Story of Civilization, that eleven-volume literary Mount Everest that weighs more than 30 pounds and runs to nearly 10,000 pages. Sticking to a New Year’s resolution or a Lenten vow is not my strong suit. Ten years ago, one of my
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Robert Nisbet’s Ten Conditions of Revolution 0
- History
- September 30, 2020
One of the twentieth century’s most astute observers of society, sociologist, historian, and man of letters, Professor Robert Nisbet (1913-1996), offered ten conditions of revolution. By this, he meant not what we want to label revolution (which is cheap and easy to do), but what really constitutes revolution. He wrote these after years of observing,
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Ginsburg Rejected Court-Packing, And So Should We 0
- History
- September 30, 2020
The presidential election that will take place in November already was promising to be one of the most unorthodox, nasty and hyperpartisan in our nation’s history. Now with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the vitriol is growing to unprecedented levels. How do we know that? Because, right in time for Halloween, the extreme
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Following the Woke Crowd Backfires for Minneapolis City Council 0
- History
- September 29, 2020
“Go ahead and call the police,” came the taunting voice, “they won’t come!” Such was the response to an individual living in the minority neighborhoods of Minneapolis in the chaotic days following George Floyd’s death. That individual had entreated several hoodlums engaged in destruction and thievery to stop what they were doing, but to no
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The Case of the Silent Voter 0
- History
- September 25, 2020
By now you may have heard of the silent voter. The silent voter is nothing new. The New York Times identified this phenomenon way back in November of 1886, describing it as “the vote which helps make what are called tidal waves in politics.” In more recent years, the silent voter seems to reside in
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