In Search of the America Dream
The book is entitled, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone And How We Can Prosper Together", by Heather McGhee. What the book does...
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- 5 days ago
- 6 min
Book Review: "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson
It seems we live in a caste society. This is the message of "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize...
- 7 days ago
- 5 min
Book review: Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, by Thomas E. Ricks
Thomas E. Ricks, a Pulitzer Price winning war correspondent, focuses his considerable reporting skill on the American Civil Rights...
- Feb 24
- 4 min
The Presidency of Jimmy Carter
It wasn’t exactly Jimmy Carter’s finest hour. He was lost, searching for answers, and had called a number of political advisors to the...
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Civil Rights on trial—New York Times v. Sullivan
Can a Supreme Court decision change the social fabric of the United States? That’s among the issues addressed in NEW YORK TIMES v....
- Jan 23
- 8 min
Pastor-in-Chief
The last thing I needed was to read another Lincoln biography. But a Lincoln biography given to me by my brother Charles, continued to...
- Jan 17
- 7 min
Book Review: Abraham Lincoln, by Benjamin P. Thomas
This very special Lincoln biography, originally published in 1952, benefits from the 1947 opening of the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection...
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Book Review: Lincoln on the Verge, by Ted Widmer
What this book does masterfully well is show how the president-elect Abraham Lincoln shored up northern morale in preparation for the...
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Lost Mission
The California of the 1850s that greeted the first wave of American settlers was primarily comprised of large, fenceless cattle ranches...
- Aug 14, 2022
- 7 min
The California Missions
One of the most famous roads in all the world is California Route One, a coastal highway that traverses the entire length of the state. ...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
A Dish for a Poet
Seasons Greetings, The followings is “A Dish for a Poet” which is read aloud at our house this time each year, and never fails to amuse:...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 5 min
Old Town
We visited Philadelphia recently, specifically Old Town, that part of the city where the Founding Fathers created the Declaration of...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
Travels with George
Book Review: Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy, by Nathaniel Philbrick. I've read countless books about George...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 9 min
Pastor-in-Chief
The last thing I needed was to read another Lincoln biography. But a Lincoln biography given to me by my brother Charles, continued to...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 6 min
Steven Spielberg's American Trilogy
Three Movies by Steven Spielberg That Define the American Ideal AMISTAD (1997) – An Independent Judiciary LINCOLN (2012) – Democracy THE...
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
George Washington, on his birthday
February 22 is George Washington’s birthday. Below is my review of “Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment,” by Pulitzer...
- Jan 2, 2022
- 8 min
The Progressive Era Presidents
It was the time of the huddled masses, of immigrants, slums and overcrowded cities, of long hours and deplorable working conditions in...
- Jan 2, 2022
- 6 min
Confessions of a C-Student
I’m speaking with Ruth. We’re at a birthday celebration of a mutual friend. She tells me she didn't start college until she was...
- Jan 2, 2022
- 10 min
John Jay, on his birthday
December 12th is John Jay’s birthday. As one of the seven most influential founders of our country, Jay’s contributions are not as well...
- Jan 2, 2022
- 8 min
State of the Union
It’s a memorable scene from a memorable movie. Actor Spencer Tracy—portraying a wealthy industrialist running for president—is looking...
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