Category: History

May 21, 2013

Obama: Abortion Foes Want the 50s – Conservatives: Give us a 50s President Too

Filed under: History - 21 May 2013

At a time when the headline of the day is a story about the bloody massacres of babies born alive in Gosnell’s Clinic, the almost bone jarring contrast of Obama’s speech at Planned Parenthood freezes every normal sense of credulity …

May 18, 2013

Ronald Reagan: Same-sex marriage advocate?

Filed under: History,Politics In General - 18 May 2013

Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan’s daughter, recently speculated on where her father might stand on same-sex marriage. Politico published her thoughts under the headline, “Patti Davis says Reagan wouldn’t have opposed gay marriage.”

May 8, 2013

Melting pot in the wrong hands? What could go wrong?

Filed under: History - 08 May 2013

Well, I’ve seen what can happen when a pressure cooker gets into in the wrong hands. So I’ve been ruminating a lot about what could possibly happen if our melting pot ever got into the wrong hands.

I’ve been thinking …

Happy Birthday to a Great President

Filed under: History - 08 May 2013

Sunday, April 28, marks the 255th anniversary of President James Monroe’s birth in 1758.

Recently, I had the pleasure of reading one of Harlow Giles Unger’s thorough biographies of key figures in the era of America’s founding. In reading “The …

April 20, 2013

Well Done, Lady Thatcher … The Passing of the Iron Lady

Filed under: History,In The News - 20 Apr 2013

Margaret Thatcher, one of the greatest leaders of the Cold War, of the 20th century, and of British history, has died at the age of 87.

I’ve referred to her as one of my Cold War seven: Ronald Reagan, John …

April 14, 2013

Buchanan At The Bat: 3 strikes on Iraq, and Pat’s out

If this is the tenth anniversary of the invasion if Iraq, that must be why tiresome defeatists like Pat Buchanan have been filling the editorial pages with completely unjustified I-told-you-sos.

For the most part, Buchanan’s analysis reads like a transcript from …

March 18, 2013

We Might be Muslim Today if …

Filed under: History - 18 Mar 2013

The year is 632 A.D., and Muslim hordes have set their sights on the Mideast and North Africa — the old Christian world. And the Caliphate, as the Islamic realm is called, will not be denied. Syria and Iraq fall …

BARACK OBAMA IS NO ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Filed under: History,Politics In General - 18 Mar 2013

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people. (Proverbs 14:34)

The name “Abraham Lincoln” enjoys a boundless shelf life. The 16th president of the United States is more popular today than ever. The blockbuster movie “Lincoln” recently took …

March 17, 2013

The Power of Truth: Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Turns 30

Filed under: History - 17 Mar 2013

Ronald Reagan’s Evil Empire speech turns 30 years old. It stands as one of the most memorable orations of the last three decades. It coined a phrase, a tag, a label—one that utterly fit. If the shoe fits, wear it. …

March 12, 2013

History Shrugged in Hollywood

Filed under: Academia, Media & Hollywood,History - 12 Mar 2013

by Natasha Rose

History is past politics and politics is present history. Rewriting history is nothing new to mankind or to leaders who strive to maintain their country’s image of global strength. Just as George Orwell outlined in …

February 26, 2013

The Presidential Blame-Game

Filed under: History - 26 Feb 2013

February is the month of presidents. It includes Washington’s birthday, Lincoln’s birthday, Ronald Reagan’s birthday, and, of course, Presidents Day. Given that I teach and write about presidents, this time of year always prompts me to strange musings. This year …

February 22, 2013

Abraham Lincoln and Slavery

Filed under: History - 22 Feb 2013

Stephen Spielberg’s masterful movie on Lincoln and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation have recently brought even greater attention than usual to Abraham Lincoln. Holidays like Presidents Day remind us of Lincoln’s position on slavery and his role in …

Erasing Reagan? The Illiberal War on Truth

Filed under: History,Liberalism, Marxism & Communism - 22 Feb 2013

The prospect of four more years of Barack Obama in the White House has caused several conservative voices (among them, The Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henninger, Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer, and noted Ronald Reagan scholar Paul Kengor) to opine …

February 13, 2013

Finding the City on a Hill

Filed under: History,Religion & Faith - 13 Feb 2013

One of the most widely employed metaphors in today’s American political discourse is that the United States is a “city on a hill.” Especially popularized by Ronald Reagan, this phrase (taken from Matthew chapter 5) has been used by countless …

February 12, 2013

Obama’s “Evil Empire” Speech

By Cindy Simpson

If Obama is truly the “Reagan of the Left,” then it’s only fair to ask: What does Obama consider “evil” and an “evil empire?”

After all, since Obama’s second inaugural address, commentators both left and right have …

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