American History

There has been a

There has been a change in consciousness that makes this one of the most interesting periods of American history, maybe the most interesting. There’s a loss of belief in the corporate system; there’s a recognition that something is fundamentally wrong, So there’s an opening to a whole different vision of where to go forward. I … Read more

Until Eleanor Roosevelt, there

Until Eleanor Roosevelt, there was only one or two First Ladies in all of American history who made an impact, who people could even have recognized or identified. And it’s really only been since Jackie Kennedy that there’s been this idea that the family life of the president is such a central thing. Gail Collins

There is no time

There is no time in American history in which there was more economic conflict between segments of the population than there was prior to the Civil War. G. Edward Griffin

The Reverend Douglas Wilson

The Reverend Douglas Wilson may not be a professional historian, as his detractors say, but he has a strong grasp of the essentials of the history of slavery and its relation to Christian doctrine. Indeed, sad to say, his grasp is a great deal stronger than that of most professors of American history, whose distortions … Read more

Tony Kaye is great

Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials. Ethan Suplee

Lincoln is such an

Lincoln is such an iconic figure in American history. He seems to reflect so many elements of American culture that we consider essential, whether it’s the self-made man, the frontier hero, the politician who tries to act in a moral way as well as in a political way, Honest Abe. His career raises these questions … Read more

I think here is

I think here is the irony of American history. We don’t have an established church. When you have an established church nobody takes religion as seriously as we do here. We have a free market in religion. The religious groups are competing with each other. Eric Foner