That is one of the lessons of history. Competition– and global empire rivalry– between the British and the French was a key dynamic emphasized in the recent Ken Burns series on PBS as a major factor in the Revolutionary War. Below is a great video that details the French and […]
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Ken Burns’ Revolutionary War Series
Last night, the final episode of Ken Burns’ PBS series aired. I had the opportunity to watch each segment throughout the week. I had posted about this a week ago, and was very hopeful this would turn out to be a good series that would arouse gratitude and patriotism. That […]
PBS “American Revolution” Series Worth Checking Out
Last night was the first installment of Ken Burns’ “American Revolution” series on PBS. It runs six consecutive nights at 8:00 PM, although it is rebroadcast at various times also. It also can be watched online. I watched and enjoyed the first part last night. Burns is very good at […]
Justice Gorsuch On Teaching The American Idea
What he is saying in this video is valid. However, I would take it at least one step further. I would be sure to teach what the Founders were trying to achieve when they ratified the Constitution, and why they set up a union with multiple levels of government, and […]
Edward Rutledge Of South Carolina
You see the Rutledge name around a good bit in Charleston. He was a reluctant young revolutionary and later governor. Given what happened only 85 years later, one wonders in retrospect whether he made the right choice:
Jamestown/ Plymouth
Tobacco in our region goes all the way back to Jamestown. The independent church tradition goes all the way back to Plymouth:
J.D. Vance Gets It Right On Church And State
Vance knows his First Amendment history: states had the power to establish religion see chapter 6 of “King of Kings” pic.twitter.com/tGEHQlMZR3 — James Baird (@james_d_baird) October 30, 2025
The Source Of The Term “Gerrymander”
Eldridge Gerry served as Vice President under James Madison; and was one of the significant Founding Fathers: