american history
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NONSENSE ABOUT THE FORGOTTEN PROGRESSIVE ELEMENT IN AMERICA IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAYVON MARTIN SHOOTING IN FLORIDA
@ 2012-04-02 – 16:27:10
POSTED RESPONSES TO A COLUMN BY DOUG SAUNDERS IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL "Fear and guns." Yes, indeed. Few Canadians recognize how intense and widespread … more -
FOR THE MUSLIM WORLD IT"S NOT A SAFE OR EASY PATH TO MODERNITY - A COLUMN BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHEN IT IS EVER SO FOR ANY SOCIETY - SOME HISTORY
@ 2012-01-21 – 16:04:33
POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DOUG SAUNDERS IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL Sorry, the premiss of this piece is shabby. There's nothing special about … more -
CLIVE CROOK COMMENTS ON REPUBLICAN AND TEA PARTY BEHAVIOR DURING BUDGET TALKS
@ 2011-07-31 – 16:15:22
POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES The Republican behavior has a long history. Barry Goldwater, a decent though extreme … more -
AMERICAN BUDGET PARALYSIS - JEFFREY SIMPSON SAYS SHOCK THERAPY IS NEEDED - AND EVERYTHING'S FINE IN DOROTHY'S KANSAS
@ 2011-07-31 – 16:12:24
POSTED RESPONSES TOP A COLUMN BY JEFFREY SIMPSON IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL If you study American history, you will know that this is a nation which … more -
THE GOOFY TEA PARTY AGAIN - AND THE CLOWN SARAH PALIN - AND THE TRUTH ABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
@ 2010-02-07 – 16:23:41
POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY KONRAD YAKABUSKI IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL Oh, please, any group which can become excited by a certified airhead like … more -
AMERICA HAS JUST LOST TWO MORE WARS
@ 2006-09-21 – 18:31:38
September 21, 2006 AMERICA HAS JUST LOST TWO MORE WARS For a country which takes excessive pride in flags, uniforms, and marching bands and spends … more -
ASHCROFT, AMERICAN HISTORY, AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES
@ 2005-11-04 – 06:31:11
ASHCROFT, AMERICAN HISTORY, AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES John Chuckman John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, recently repeated an old chestnut … more -
CONDOLEEZZA'S NONSENSE ABOUT DEMOCRACY
@ 2005-11-04 – 05:44:49
CONDOLEEZZA'S NONSENSE ABOUT DEMOCRACY John Chuckman Condoleezza Rice wants to bring democracy to the Middle East. Ms. Rice, an expert on what is now … more