The Die is Not Cast
To the casual observer, January 10 is just like any other day on the calendar. Yet on this day, two events occurred that would help to shape our world. Two Continue Reading →
Category Archives: History
What Fact Checkers Got Wrong with the Omnibus Bill
From time to time I write a column that hits a nerve and elicits what can only be described as a massive response. My column last week, Bread and Circuses, was Continue Reading →
Bread and Circuses
During the winter of 1777, more than 12,000 Continental soldiers were encamped on the banks of the Schuylkill River at Valley Forge. At the same time, the Second Continental Congress Continue Reading →
Biden’s Pandemic Plan Plagiarizes Trump’s Efforts
“If we do things almost perfectly, we could get in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 fatalities.” – Dr. Deborah Birx (The Today Show, March 30, 2020) The other night Continue Reading →
The Biden Fairytales
There are some in the media more comfortable with political fairytales than reality. One of the most glaring examples of this is the myth of the Kennedy Camelot. What the Continue Reading →
Trump is being scapegoated for broad COVID-19 failures
Every year it is estimated that at least 250,000 America deaths are due to medical error, which represents 10% of all U.S. deaths, making it the third leading cause of Continue Reading →
‘Keep Politics Out of Policing’
On July 4, 2020, Toledo police officer Anthony Dia was shot and killed in the line of duty. During Dia’s final radio broadcast he asked the dispatcher to “tell my Continue Reading →
On This Independence Day, Celebrate And Reflect
On a rainy July 4, 1863, the fate of a once unified nation had all but been decided. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was in retreat, having been defeated Continue Reading →
The Tiger King and Coronavirus
We can say without equivocation that we are the “Tiger King” Nation. I can’t think of anything more appropriate than the fact the top trending TV show in America right Continue Reading →
What Exactly is Socialism?
I love talking about economics, but I am acutely aware the conversation is fraught for many, and for good reason. I have always found the historical aspects of economics fascinating. Continue Reading →