And the Expansion South
Jackson’s racked-up victory after victory: Talladega, Horseshoe Bend, Pensacola, Mobile, and finally New Orleans in 1815, where the spectacular defeat of the British is a legendary triumph in American...
View ArticleFrom Washington to Jackson: the Expansion West
Washington and Jackson viewed westward expansion as necessary to the growth of the country. Both knew the frontier firsthand where the expansion of civilization was challenged by the savagery of the...
View ArticleThe Original Trail of Tears
Jackson’s life spanned the early years of our nation's history from a loose association of rebellious colonies that hugged the Atlantic coast, to the emergence of a major continental power about to...
View ArticleJackson’s Indian Policy
To understand Andrew Jackson’s Indian policy it is necessary to understand his view of the proper role of the federal government, the constitution, and the rights of the states. Jackson’s...
View ArticleAndrew Jackson and the Creek War
When Andrew Jackson arrived in Nashville in October of 1788 it was a frontier town with a few stores, several taverns, two churches and a distillery. Warring among Creeks, Shawnee, and Choctaws, had...
View ArticleRemember Fort Mims!
Two hundred years ago we responded to savage attacks on civilization in a very different way. It is worth looking at the war on terrorism during the early days of our republic and the nation's response...
View ArticleWashington's Indian Policy: the Ideal
At our country’s founding, the most pressing military problem facing the first administration of our “more prefect union” was not the imperialistic Europeans across the ocean but the aboriginal tribes...
View ArticleNative Americans in our Nation's Early Years
I have finished my review of the conflict with aboriginal Americans during the first 50 years of our nation’s history. This history is lost and buried; it has been obscured by contemporary...
View ArticleRemember Fort Mims
One the seventh anniversary of 9/11 I have to sadly report that this day will not live in infamy—not if today’s historians are any indication. Historians will one day argue that we brought death and...
View ArticleBailout?
Sometimes others just say it better:Dick Armey on voting no to the bailout.Thomas Sowell on bailout politicians.Alex Epstein on bailouts without reform.Robert Bidinotto on the bailout and the...
View ArticleRogues' Island Nation
Prior to the United States constitution each state was essentially a nation unto itself. Most state governments were overwhelmingly dominated by the legislature. Democracy was unrestrained or if the...
View ArticleStand Up For Geert Wilders!
Geert Wilders, an outspoken critic of Islam, is facing criminal charges by the Dutch government for expressing his opinion. We must come to the aid of this great patriot. We owe it to Geert, to...
View ArticleUpdate
My original purpose in starting this blog was to address the cultural decay that underlies the retreat from the principles that made our country great. In the course of describing the threats our...
View ArticleWhat Makes America American?
Von Steuben has some thoughts on the matter. “Americans may belong more to the West than to Asia, but they are not Europeans, they are different. Nobody expressed this better than the great Prussian...
View ArticleWar Before Civilization
Rousseau famous thesis, that "peaceful primitive man" is corrupted by civilization, continues to permeate our culture and undermine our moral confidence. Anthropologist Lawrence H. Keeley demolishes...
View ArticleCultural Genocide
As expected the European establishment is using the attack by Breivik to further suppress debate and criticism of the growing Islamic problem within Europe. They already deploy legal punishments for...
View ArticleAnti-Anti-Islam
Back in 2006 I mentioned how anti-anti-Islam is like anti-anti-Communism--an attack on the critics that substitutes for a defense of the indefensible. I explore this in greater detail in my article at...
View ArticleAn Amoral Nation
“Who are you voting for and why?” asked one TV reporter seeking the pulse of prospective voters in a pivotal state. Not a single person responded by citing political or ethical principles. The Romney...
View ArticleObama's Mob Rule
I've written a brief article at American Thinker on Obama, the rule of law, the fiscal cliff, taxing the rich, and mob rule. Take a look (and comment there).
View ArticleISIS is a teaching moment
My blog has been effectively mothballed since I have been busy researching other areas. However, I noticed how hard it is today to engage in a discussion of Islam and the nature of jihad. The...
View ArticleISIS targets fellow blogger
Daniel Greenfield has written about how a fellow counter-jihadi blogger, Ed Cline, has been listed by ISIS as a potential target. Please read about it here. Many of us have used pseudonyms; Ed has been...
View ArticleRemembering as others forget
After reading articles on a dozen conservative websites, it appears that only one had something to say about the movement and religion that was the root cause of the attacks on 9/11. Here is the...
View ArticleEconomic Bloodletting
I have a brief article posted today on American Thinker on the totalitarian policies put in place to fight the virus hysteria.
View ArticleAll Lives Matter
A decade ago no one would have imagined that someone could be demoted or fired for saying an inclusive statement of universal regard such as, “all lives matter.” That this statement is now considered a...
View Article9/11 Twenty Years later
Twenty years ago I approached the management of my firm, a small start-up and suggested that we should attend a conference on technology in finance. My boss balked at the fee. He argued that the...
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