“A Regrettable Ignorance”: Don’t Know Much About History, Rick Perry Edition
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), still an unannounced presidential candidate, campaigned in New Hampshire last week and told a group of voters that he and Abraham Lincoln share an ideological bond....
View Article“Let’s Sort This Out”: Aaron Schock Or Abraham Lincoln? A Handy Guide
Anyone who’s followed the brief career of disgraced congressman Aaron Schock is well aware of the countless, almost eerie similarities between he and fellow Illinoisian Abraham Lincoln. It came as no...
View Article“You May Forgive Us, But We Won’t Be Forgiven”: After 150 Years, Dixie Still...
On the day after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Abraham Lincoln appeared at a second-floor window of the White House. He was acceding to the wishes of citizens who had gathered to serenade...
View Article“Promises Not Yet Recognized”: Enshrine The Right To Vote In The Constitution
Flags flew at half mast, schoolchildren recited the “Gettysburg Address” and for a few hours on April 15, America paused to remember that a century and a half ago this country lost its 16th president...
View Article“No ‘Great Brain’ Here”: Donald Trump Has Never Had Any Idea What He Was...
Usually it is fine not to have any idea what you are talking about. But for a presidential candidate it can be a little awkward. Asked by Bob Woodward what made Abraham Lincoln succeed, Donald Trump...
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