Interesting new Lincoln histories just keep popping up. December 18, 2012 His last words are a surprise to me even though the general history is not news. Continue Reading
Mr. Lincoln goes to Hollywood October 29, 2012 Andy Sullivan has a post on one of my frequent plaints – that today’s GOP is really driven by the ghost of the old… Continue Reading
Moderation = Conservatism October 26, 2012 Amen, David Brooks: First, let me describe what moderation is not. It is not just finding the midpoint between two opposing poles and opportunistically… Continue Reading
Copeland and Lincoln – my favorites September 23, 2012 Last evening I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful opening concert for the new season of the Duluth Superior Symphony. We took our… Continue Reading
Lincoln… September 14, 2012 …the Spielberg movie: It would be nice if the Grand Old Party could see this movie (adapted apparently from Goodwin’s book Team of Rivals)… Continue Reading
Could Lincoln get elected in Western Duluth August 24, 2012 my last post prompted my Buddy to tease me a little. Here is our email exchange: On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:18 AM,… Continue Reading
“working like bees to distill their poison” August 22, 2012 That’s how President George Washington described Thomas Jefferson’s allies when they pushed him to declare War on England. I found the quote in Chapter… Continue Reading
2022 kind of appeals to me August 11, 2012 When will the majority of Americans have no personal memory of these? I hope we’re still studying Lincoln. I’ve been on a week’s at… Continue Reading
Sketchy March 22, 2012 “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not… Continue Reading
How I became a Republican February 16, 2012 A follow up to the previous post. So Grandma got us a room in the Duluth Radisson. Grandma and I call our Wednesdays with… Continue Reading
Underground February 6, 2012 Tonight’s PBS program about William Still was a truly excellent telling of one of the principal conductors of the Underground Railroad. O Canada! Our… Continue Reading
There are times I wish Wellstone was still in the US Senate December 8, 2011 The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook BTW – one of the truly serious accusations… Continue Reading
The original Republican Party September 21, 2011 Shouldn’t there be something like “originalism” when applied to the philosophy of a political party? If that was the case then the GOP would… Continue Reading
My Great Grandfather was legal September 19, 2011 But he wasn’t a very good farmer. I’ve been doing a little digging into family history on the eve of a family reunion. Here’s… Continue Reading
24 Books since becoming President… August 23, 2011 …Not bad! I especially enjoyed Lincoln, the Biography of a Writer myself. Continue Reading
Its bad enough that the GOP is embarassed by Lincoln… August 13, 2011 …its worse that they butcher what he believed, stood for and said. Continue Reading
Martel on the tepid defense November 15, 2010 Mr. Martell ably defends himself on the same page. “Grover claims zero tolerance for personal attacks but seems only to enforce the rule when… Continue Reading
For Southern Rights Hurrah August 16, 2010 I’m just sixteen pages from finishing a biography of Lincoln that I’ve commented on before. Its not a book for the beginner but it… Continue Reading
Ten day countdown July 30, 2010 This election represents both the shortest campaign I’ve ever been in (two months) and the one I’ve spent the least effort campaigning. I’ve had… Continue Reading
The turtle people June 21, 2010 I’ve had a strong identification with Old Abe since I told my Mom I thought I was homely in junior high and she told… Continue Reading