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American Exceptionalism, Constitution, Famous Commn People, History

Highlighting David Poff’s Update on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense “Human Sense”

vassar / October 13, 2024

I interjected this piece because I worked with David Poff as he rewrote Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” to reflect 20th Century American prose, and also pointed out a single shortcoming in Paine’s thinking. It was updated for a purpose, or…

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2024 election, American Exceptionalism, Constitution, Donald Trump, Teaching

JD Vance, Tim Walz, and Thomas Jefferson Reminding Us

vassar / October 2, 2024

In the 10/1/24 national Presidential Debate between JD Vance and Gov Tim Walz, the clear winner was declared to be the national mainstream media, represented here by Margaret Brennan and Nora O’Donnell of CBS News. Such has been the case…

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2024 election, American Exceptionalism, Donald Trump

Larry Schweikart, Famous Historian, Patriot’s History of the US, on Trump’s Campaign Manager

vassar / September 28, 2024

(Just read this, and pass on. As fine an analysis as you will find. Larry lifts the spirits and buries the nay-sayers.)   Ok, we get it. Every “big name” on social media—-or at least most—-rely almost exclusively on clicks…

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