Politics in 1864: The National Union Party

The news in 2021 is full of stories of political conflict. Republicans are split between Trumpists and Never Trumpers with economic and social conservatives scattered across the mix. Democrats are spread from moderates to liberals to progressives. But as a student of American history, I have come to believe that […]

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September 11, A Generation Later

A few days ago the topic of September 11 came up during a conversation with a friend. “Can you believe it’s been eighteen years?” she said. “My grandchildren don’t remember it. The youngest one wasn’t even born.” Few days live in infamy across our entire nation. Pearl Harbor, which was […]

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Politics: Some Things Never Change

I deliberately keep this blog away from politics. I’m told that writing about a hot-button issue is a sure way to increase blog traffic, but I’m not sure those are the readers I want to reach. I am bemused, however, as I do historical research, how little things have changed […]

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