Cheney hints at White House run by invoking presidents Lincoln and Grant in her concession speech Cheney says Abraham Lincoln lost Senate and House elections before becoming president The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
‘Girl, BYE!’ How a divided Republican Party reacted to Liz Cheney’s crushing primary defeat Dissident Republican denied party’s nomination for Congress after feeling the wrath of Trump The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
Cheney defeated in Wyoming primary, looks forward - Roll Call Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney will be looking for her next act in public life after being rejected by the Cowboy State’s Republican voters Tuesday. And regardless of whether there’s another run for elected office, Cheney seems sure to be driven by her crusade to keep former President Donald Trump far away… Roll Call · Aug 16, 2022
Lincoln's midterms: The lessons of 1862 At the worst moment of division and carnage in American history, we still had midterm elections to get through Salon · Aug 14, 2022
Commentary: California’s never-ending secessionist movement — and its grim ties to slavery in the state Here we go again. Another county — this time San Bernardino — is threatening to break away from California to form its own state. Petitions and plots of this sort pop up almost annually but then invariably fizzle. Yet however quixotic state division may seem, it has a much deeper,… Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022
Views on Capitol riot not only objectionable perspective of conservatives Attorney John J. Hamill argues in a recent op-ed that besides defending the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, everything else can be accepted as legitimate disagreement. Is white supremacy in the “wrong” category or is it an “honest difference of opinion?” Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2022
Frederick Douglass gets the Hamilton treatment with new musical American Prophet, focusing on the abolitionist, orator and polymath, is the latest marker of a Douglass renaissance in popular culture The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2022
Syllabus Ka Khiladi Here are a few glaring omissions in not just our history and science books, but also in our geography and recipe books, so that future generations of the world’s most populous country are educated right The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022
Why the Human Rights Movement Is Losing And How It Can Start Winning Again Foreign Affairs · Jul 22, 2022
Jan. 6 hearings: National civics lesson What we heard from Jamie Raskin and Jason Van Tatenhove this week was crucial public education. Will it be enough? Salon · Jul 16, 2022
The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just like when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda Political conflict over the Supreme Court’s direction is raging in the aftermath of two sweeping rulings in the court’s most recent term, one which expanded individual gun rights and the other which removed constitutional protection for abortion. Those rulings were the product of a conservative majority made more muscular and… The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022
How Biden is like the founding fathers Biden has great ideas but can't implement them due to political stalemate — just like Washington and Jefferson Salon · Jul 3, 2022
The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’ “All men are created equal.” The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
Editorial: High voter turnout is a symptom of polarization, not a cure Conventional wisdom holds that America’s democratic norms are withering. It also asserts that high voter turnout signifies a healthy democracy. So does a record high voter turnout for this May’s midterm primary election mean American democracy is in better shape than it seems? Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022
Benzinga · Jun 25, 2022 The 10 Weirdest Milestones In LGBTQ History June is Pride Month for the LGBTQ community, and this observance encompasses both a poignant look back at the very long and often tumultuous struggle for full civil rights and a jubilant consideration of current victories and future goals in the fight for equality.
The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022 Tea with benefits: Lessons from the Royal Family Our politicians can learn from the British Royal Family how to gather public goodwill by giving themselves a cuddly makeover
Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022 Editorial: Texas GOP platform betrays historical Texan and Republican values Texas is a fine state populated with many great people who do interesting and important things, most visibly in science, technology, energy and agriculture. Texans traditionally place a high value on individual autonomy and liberty.
WEKU · Jun 20, 2022 Four enduring myths about Juneteenth are not based on facts As the U.S. celebrates the second federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, several myths persist about the origins and history about what happened when enslaved people were emancipated in Texas.
Reason · Jun 19, 2022 The Meaning of Juneteenth Far from being somehow at odds with July 4 and the Declaration of Independence, Juneteenth celebrates the greatest achievement of the principles of the Revolution.
Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022 Juneteenth Is not a legal holiday in most states A year after Juneteenth became a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, most states have yet to enact Juneteenth legal holidays.
Inverse · Jun 18, 2022 10 years ago, the weirdest vampire movie ever defied expectations Far better than it has any right to be, this relic of 2012 is worth revisiting today.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 17, 2022 Juneteenth and other emancipation days didn’t bring full freedom to the enslaved Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, is just one of 20 emancipation days that took place in the U.S. Those emancipations didn’t accomplish what we think they did.
WEKU · Jun 17, 2022 Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."
The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022 Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black churches, the safest places to have such celebrations.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2022 Believing the Big Lie won’t make it true Some beliefs are not based on facts, and some people hold beliefs in spite of the facts.