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To Eviscerate or Exonerate
Just a note that I don’t really come down on either side. If you want to honor the man, do it. If you find honoring this man repulsive, say that. But I do agree that none of these men were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Generalizations
on October 16, 2018
Not that I feel like extra context is needed, but when our current President invokes the names of past Presidents (https://youtu.be/5pxPIwqv8AA?t=28s), I feel it’s only fair they be given the chance to respond.
The Bad Luck of Robert Todd Lincoln
Supposedly, the actual quote is “there is a certain fatality about presidential functions when I am present” when turning down a future invitation. His last public appearance was at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 30, 1922, standing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Religious Liberty Task Force
Jeff Sessions announced his Religious Liberty Task Force yesterday where he spoke of America’s founding principle of practicing any type of Christianity you choose. And a quick sentence about how the Department of Justice prosecuted two men for crimes targeted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Executive Order 9981
on July 26, 2018
Despite his troubling prejudices and private racist jokes, Truman was troubled by the constant news of black veterans returning home from World War II to a country that didn’t treat them as equals despite risking their lives to protect it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Legalized Bribery
on July 23, 2018
Chapter: 2018 - July
Characters: Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S Grant
Location: White House
Independence Day 2018
Happy 4th of July! This year, I’m proud to be an American because this land is filled with diverse and wonderful people of every color, every gender, every class, and every status, who I feel fortunate to stand alongside and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
