Historically Speaking: Spanish Flu
There has been a lot of criticism over the President’s use of the term “Chinese virus” and rightfully so. Names have not always been...
Historically Speaking: Academic freedom
A recent incident at the University of Oklahoma should have all people concerned, but for more reasons than you may think. A journalism professor...
Historically Speaking: Edmund Burke and Mitt Romney
I recently wrote an article for his column about a lesser-known influence on the Founding Fathers, a man named James Harrington. I think, with...
Historically Speaking: Historical Impeachments
Watching the Senate hearings over the past weeks I am happy to see historical arguments being made by both sides. As I have said,...
Historically Speaking: War powers resolution
My last article dealt with the growing crisis with Iran and the history of American presidents using missile attacks on their enemies. Based on...
Historically Speaking: Missile Attacks
If anyone was hoping for a calmer more peaceful decade, then surely by now they are disappointed. With just a few days into 2020,...
Historically Speaking: Historical Christmas II
Christmas is the time of year when everyone seems a little happier and are a little nicer to each other. It is when we...
Historically Speaking: Whistleblowing
As surprising as this may sound, presidents behaving badly is not new. President Trump is just the latest. Politicians have been skirting the law...
Historically Speaking: Historical forgiveness
For me Heaven will not be Heaven unless there is a history symposium at least once a week. For this week’s symposium they are...
Historically Speaking: Public Virtue
The men who gathered in that blistering humid room in Philadelphia in 1787 to create our governing document did not represent a cross section...
