Professor Erika Lee’s recent work: America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States is highly recommended reading for this moment in time. In the book, Dr. Lee gives a thorough summary of the emergence of the Know-Nothing Party (also known as the American Party and Order of the Star-Spangled Banner.) The Know-Nothing Party … Read more
Most American students have been taught in their K-12 American history classes that the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to the Union’s General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. But it would be more than 16 months before President … Read more
With the unfortunate withdrawals of Senators Amy Klobuchar and Catherine Cortez Masto from the 2020 Veepstakes, this appears to be the current list of potential Vice President options for Democratic Nominee Joe Biden. Stacey Abrams Senator Tammy Baldwin Representative Val Demings Senator Tammy Duckworth Senator Maggie Hassan Senator Kamala Harris Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms … Read more
Opportunist John Bolton’s book, The Room Where it Happened, is not yet on the shelves but it is already a classic. Among the revelations, the former National Security Advisor could not see fit to tell Congress about in real-time (his subordinates like Fionna Hill and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman had the courage to do so,) … Read more
After an 11-hour session last night, the House Judiciary Committee finally approved the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, co-authored by Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Crime Subcommittee Chair, on a party-line vote sending it to the full House. The reason the hearing took so long is because the Proud Boys … Read more