The First Wall Street
Driving down Chestnut Street in Philadelphia's "Old Town", you'd never guess that this place once had been the center of American...
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Sep 55 min
THE BIBLE AS A MODEL FOR DEMOCRACY
by Alexander Kronemer THE next-to-last Congress of the 20th century was gaveled into session earlier this month. Had this been two...
Aug 2910 min
"The Promised Land"--Obama's first four years as President
Book Review: "The Promised Land" by Barak Obama Reading "The Promised Land" by Barak Obamana is tantamount to taking a semester of...
Aug 1714 min
GRANT'S MASTERPIECE
I have read several books about the Civil War, but "Vicksburg" by Donald L. Miller, is the absolute best. In fact, if you want to...
Jun 2712 min
John Adams v. Thomas Jefferson on the Fourth of July
THEY WERE THE ODD COUPLE of the American Revolution: John Adams, short, stout, emotional, impatient, vain, highly opinionated, and...
Jun 79 min
book review--Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism Not Textualism, by Stephen Breyer
Stephen Breyer, served as a Justice on the Supreme Court for 28 years (1994-2022). He has written nine books about the law; this is his...
May 302 min
GEORGE WASHINGTON, HEDGEHOG EXTRAORDINAIRE
George Washington, a hedgehog? You bet. You've heard the old adage, "The fox knows many little things, but the hedgehog knows One Big...
May 186 min
The Search for Truth
The most quoted book at the 1789 Constitutional Convention was the King James Bible. Indeed, the very ideals that exalted the Declaration...
May 175 min
THE SURVIVORS OF CLOTILDA SLAVE SHIP
The Clotilda was the last known U.S. slave ship to bring captives from Africa to the United States, arriving in Mobile Bay, July 9, 1860...
Apr 2621 min
Washington in New York -- chs 27, 28 & Epilogue
CHAPTER 27: TRANSITION TO PHILADELPIA The Masters-Penn-Morris House at 190 Market Street in Philadelphia seemed palatial to George...
Apr 2524 min
Washington in New York -- chs 24 - 26
CHAPTER 24: WASHINGTON D.C., THE ANTI-CITY Thomas Jefferson hated cities. Oh, he loved what they had to offer--fine food and drink, fine...
Apr 2324 min
Washington in New York -- chs 21, 22 & 23
CHAPTER 21: “THE MOST BITTER AND ANGRY CONTEST" Thomas Jefferson arrived quietly in New York City on Sunday, February 21, and booked...
Apr 2025 min
Washington in New York -- chs 19 & 20
CHAPTER 19: FRANKLIN'S LAST PUBLIC ACT On his 58th birthday, George Washington supervised the move across town to his new residence, at...
Apr 1625 min
Washington in New York -- chs 17 & 18
CHAPTER 17: THE PRICE OF LIBERTY The day after George Washington delivered the State of the Union Address, Alexander Hamilton informed...
Apr 1435 min
Washington in New York -- Chs 13-16
CHAPTER 13: GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE If you’re staying at a bed-and-breakfast in New England and the sign over the door reads,...
Apr 1325 min
Washington in New York -- chs 10, 11 & 12
CHAPTER 10: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION “A Complete Revolution In France.” That was the headline of the New York Daily Gazette, of September...
Mar 2520 min
Washington in New York -- chs 6 & 7
CHAPTER 6: RUMORS New York City was a hotbed of rumors in the spring and summer of 1789. The most persistent rumor was that a second...
Feb 2722 min
Washington in New York -- Chs 4 & 5
CHAPTER 4: UNTRODDEN GROUND It seemed too good to be true. Alexander Hamilton’s two great passions in life--politics and economics--were...
Feb 228 min
Ben Franklin, Wit, Sage, and the Best American never elected president
We all remember Benjamin Franklin as a printer and newspaper publisher; as a wise, bespectacled American sage, who flew a kite and...
Jan 306 min
Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen days to Washington
What this book does masterfully well is show how the president-elect Abraham Lincoln shored up northern morale in preparation for the...
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