“Dilbert” comic strip creator Scott Adams, reacted to a Rasmussen poll by saying that blacks have become so anti-white, he wants nothing to do with black people who think that way. Hundreds of newspapers canceled his strip in response. Why does he feel this way after we’ve had affirmative action or race-based preferences for over 50…

“Dilbert” comic strip creator Scott Adams, reacted to a Rasmussen poll by saying that blacks have become so anti-white, he wants nothing to do with black people who think that way. Hundreds of newspapers canceled his strip in response. Why does he feel this way after we’ve had affirmative action or race-based preferences for over 50…

Which American president was the greatest of all time? With Presidents Day on Feb. 20, this episode compares three iconic presidents—Washington, Lincoln, and Trump—in terms of their challenges and effectiveness in shaping the country. It’s no doubt that these men were put in power during crucial moments in American history. Washington led amid the birth…

Christmas 2022 will be long remembered for the savage winter storm that struck much of the United States. Buffalo, New York, saw four feet of snow and deadly low temperatures. A friend in Minneapolis-St. Paul told me that the weather service there once cheerily reported that the temperature would climb to 6 degrees the following…

A tourist visiting Washington, D.C., today has an overwhelming sightseeing schedule. Taking in the 4-mile panoramic loop of presidential monuments, war memorials, and museums along the National Mall is an intoxicating experience. The man the city is named for could not possibly have anticipated all the destinations and distractions in this tourist’s path. But George…

Throughout the ages, heroic men and women—real and mythological—have roused the spirits of those who hear or read about their exploits. Achilles, Hector, Antigone, Aeneas, and other Greco-Roman figures galvanized entire cultures. In story and song, the Middle Ages celebrated Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Charlemagne, Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc,…

It is a little known fact that in addition to being the foremost Founding Father, George Washington was unwittingly involved in the first world war. What Americans call the French and Indian War, which Europeans call the Seven Years’ War, took place because of a fight over Pittsburgh. This fight was begun by no other…

In some ways, the Colonies had endured a slow political boil since the Stamp Act of 1765. And with the 1774 Coercive Acts, there came the tipping point. Passions flared, and rebellion ignited. Thus, historian and Pulitzer Prize winning writer David McCullough begins “1776” with a January 14 quote by Gen. George Washington: “Few people…

Perhaps you’ve had Cincinnati chili. Delicious! No other chili comes close, at least to my mom’s version. Or you’re a Cincinnati Reds fan (horrible thought—this is a bitter Pirates’ fan writing). Or you’ve been to Cincinnati, a most beautiful city located at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers. Ok, most people know about…

Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth president, James Madison, had more than a few things in common with the “first” first lady, Martha Washington. Dolley, like Martha, was a young, widowed mother when she married the man who was to become president of the United States. She was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, to…