The conversation between the left and right grows more virulent with the passing days. The snides and snipes are sharp and thus they have ever been. The commentaries from our past are replete with barbs against the opposition beginning with the Revolutionary War. The wonder is that the vicious demeanor ever gives way long enough [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘conservative history’
April 29, 2009
Legitimacy of War on Terror and Undeclared Wars
In the last 60 years there have been repeated questions and controversies over the issue of the US engaging in war with another nation or group without an express declaration of war by Congress. Depending upon the war and the political envoirnmennt of the moment the challenges have been muted or vociferous. Those who oppose all [...]
March 20, 2009
Where Were You When_____
There are some events in history that are high water marks and even those who don’t normally pay any attention to current events much less history can recall where they were and what they were doing when the event occurred. The most recent example of that would be 9/11 of course. Most of us can [...]
February 18, 2009
A Silent Majority Rebirth
Many of you will have no idea of what that phrase means. It was a term made famous by Richard Nixon during the 1968 campaign for President and during the immediate years thereafter. It faded from use after his resignation in l1974. At that time there was constant press coverage of protests of one type or [...]
