Tag: Abraham Lincoln
Why virtue signaling isn’t the same as virtue – it actually...
Christopher Beem, Penn State
In a speech on July 23, 2022, before the Conservative Political Action Committee, or CPAC,...
Revisiting reparations: Is it time for the US to pay its...
Anne C. Bailey, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Some 156 years after the end of the Civil...
1864 elections went on during the Civil War – even though...
Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
The outlook was not promising in 1864 for President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans had been killed, wounded...
Must the president be a moral leader?
Michael Blake, University of Washington
The best presidents – including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – are celebrated not only as good...
On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices
Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of...
The forgotten history of Memorial Day
Richard Gardiner, Columbus State University
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and...
Why Trump’s evangelical supporters welcome his move on Jerusalem
Julie Ingersoll, University of North Florida
President Trump’s announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 6 that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel received...
Five lessons Trump could learn from Lincoln
Donald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York
How will Donald Trump observe Presidents Day?
Will he have the inclination or take the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
