There is an American theology and has always has been. And some very fine historians have chronicled it. Samuel Eliot Morison covered the years of my education in the 1960s. American History and Government were required courses by state boards…
Category: Millennials
Maoism in America?
For years we’ve been steered toward the old Soviet Union as the model of Marxism to either admire or hate in America. In the process very little notice has been given to Maoism and the rise of the cult of personality that surrounded the most violent and…
Revising Revisionist History on Twitter
The Problem: You probably don’t think about this very much, but you actually need to know stuff in order to qualify as a bone fide flag-loving Patriot. I don’t do Twitter very much, only follow about 1500 people, and a little…
Parkland, Defeating Bullies, the Ancient Laws No Longer Work (Revised)
Some bullies are born mean. They have a hole in their soul. Or so older generations always believed. But most bullies are defined by their environment; neighborhoods, schools, community. For generations those venues culled the “bully” out of most kids while still young so…
Why did John Wilkes Booth call Abraham Lincoln a “Tyrant”?
When John Wilkes Booth put a bullet in Abraham Lincoln’s head at Ford’s Theatre on April 14th.1865, he jumped over the balcony rail onto the stage, broke his leg, then stood up, faced the audience, and proclaimed “Sic semper Tyrannis”, or “thus always to…