Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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Bob and Newt
Posted on March 2, 2011
I spent 20 minutes trying to find my cell phone this morning, which made me 20 minutes late for a birthday breakfast honoring my old boss, Bob Michel, the former...
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The Decline and Fall of the Nation State
Posted on February 14, 2011
In the 19th century, empires fell and in their place arose nation states. The last of the empires, the Hapsburgs, Ottomans and the Romanovs, were wiped out in the first...
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Foreign Aid On the Chopping Block
Posted on February 8, 2011
According to a Gallup poll released right before the President’s State of the Union Address, a majority of Americans said they favor cutting U.S. foreign aid, but more than 6...
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Reagan Wannabes
Posted on February 7, 2011
Ronald Reagan casts a long historic shadow. He changed the course of American history and now is proudly featured in General Electric advertisements that focus on his 100th birthday. It...
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The Zenger Legacy
Posted on February 2, 2011
In 1733, the newly appointed colonial Governor, William Cosby, charged John Peter Zenger, a publisher based in New York, with scandalous libel. In one of the most important legal cases...
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