Historically Speaking

Historically Speaking: ‘Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about’

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
For only the second time in 57 years, A Charlie Brown Christmas - the most beloved of all animated Christmas specials - will not...

Historically Speaking: An Example of an Egyptian Feminist for Iran Today

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
With all that is going on in our nation, it is understandable if you have not been paying attention to what is going on...

Historically Speaking: Hadestown

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
This article does not fit in with my traditional column, yet it does  have a historical component and my...

Historically Speaking: Lessons from France

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
As I am sitting on my balcony of a boat traveling down the Mosel River in Germany, passing picturesque...

Historically Speaking: Price of Progress

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
Every year in May a colleague and I take about a dozen students on some type of weeklong outdoor...

Historically Speaking: Religious Intolerance 2022

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
Three years ago, I wrote an article about religious intolerance. My premise was that America had actually never been...

Historically Speaking: To Censor or not to Censor, that is a Difficult Question

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
One of the hot news stories is the bill in Florida banning discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity...

Historically Speaking: Budapest Memorandum

Historically Speaking Dr. James Finck -
It seems as if over the past several weeks the main questions my students have is about the Ukraine....
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