History

How Progressives Use ‘Public Health Crises’ to Get What They Want 0
- History
- July 13, 2020
After insisting for weeks that leaving one’s home or gathering in groups of any size was “irresponsible” and a “slap in the face” to medical professionals, doctors and nurses completely changed their minds. The prohibitionist view toward gatherings was specifically applied to those who protested the stay-at-home orders. “Shame on you!” was the general attitude
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Our Ignorance of the Past Condemns Us to Perpetual Childhood 0
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- July 8, 2020
Zebulon Vance, governor of North Carolina during the Civil War, attained a pardon from the United States government for siding with the Confederacy and became a Senator. His colleagues in Congress enjoyed the company of this witty, earthy man, and a group of them invited Vance to visit them in New England. At one get-together,
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Supreme Court’s ‘Faithless Electors’ Decision Safeguards Electoral College 0
- History
- July 7, 2020
In a decision issued Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can punish presidential electors who break their pledge to support the presidential candidate preferred by the citizens of their states. The ruling affirms the Electoral College as an important part of our constitutional structure – one that balances popular sovereignty with the benefits of
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The American Revolution Occurred in the Middle of a Pandemic 0
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- July 6, 2020
One of the most marvelous books I’ve read this year is Donald Henderson’s personal story of the eradication of smallpox. The book is Smallpox: The Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer. It’s a brilliant and thrilling adventure story by a man who worked his entire life to make the
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No, the French Revolution Was Not a Good Thing 0
- History
- July 6, 2020
Is America headed for a French-style revolution along the lines of the one in 1789? Let’s hope not. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said as much in a tweet comparing Democrats to French revolutionaries. It appears the French Revolution has now come to the Democratic Party based on initial primary results from New York and Kentucky.
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California Senate Opens Door to Legalized Discrimination 0
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- June 26, 2020
On November 5, 1996, Californians headed to the ballot box to weigh in on the California Civil Rights Initiative – aka Proposition 209 – to end government discrimination. The measure, modeled on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, read: “The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group, on the basis of race,
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