Will we ever change the Electoral College? This is not a normal article that I am sending to papers, but I have been asked by a couple online readers if I ever see the possibility of the Electoral College going away. I thought it would be easier to just make a post rather than answer … Continue reading Class Notes
Month: November 2020
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In 1975, violence began to escalate in Lebanon between the Christian Government leaders and the Muslim majority. Seeing an opportunity, the PLO got involved and Lebanon broke out into Civil War. To help fight the two groups the government asked Syria to help driving out the PLO and putting down the Muslim uprising. Syria helped … Continue reading Class Notes
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During the Great Depression, as weird as it sounds, movies became a vital part of people’s lives. Movies were cheap enough that most could scrap together a few cents to catch a movie now and then. The two most popular genres were gangster films and comedies. Movie gangsters and even some real-life criminals became celebrities. … Continue reading Class Notes
Voting Rights
Going to bed on election night it looked as if President Trump might win the election. But as the mail-in votes started being counted the next day, Trump’s lead slipped away in many important swing states. With mail-in voting and early voting occurring because of COVID-19, there have been many discussions about voting rights. Some … Continue reading Voting Rights
Voting Rights?
Going to bed on election night it looked as if President Trump might win the election. But as the mail-in votes started being counted the next day, Trump’s lead slipped away in many important swing states. With mail-in voting and early voting occurring because of COVID-19, there have been many discussions about voting rights. Some … Continue reading Voting Rights?
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The most important player in the modern Middle East is Egyptian leader, Gamal Nasser. He had the difficult task of trying to find a balance between Egyptians and the British, as well as between peace with Israel and looking strong to other Arab nations. During his life he launched several attacks against Israel, but also … Continue reading Class Notes
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On Oct 24, 1929, there was an unprecedented wave of sell orders on the NYSE. Around noon prominent investors, like JP Morgan and others, pooled their money to buy stocks to stabilize the drop. Stocks did stabilize, but public confidence was shaken. Prices held on Friday but slipped some the next day. It was Tuesday, … Continue reading Class Notes
Historic Election
"In this historic election." How many times have you heard this over the past two weeks? In truth, there are some historic elements. This election had the greatest number of votes cast in history. Is that historic or population growth? It's also a higher voter percentage than we have seen in some time, but nowhere … Continue reading Historic Election
Historic Election?
"In this historic election." How many times have you heard this over the past two weeks? In truth, there are some historic elements. This election had the greatest number of votes cast in history. Is that historic or population growth? It's also a higher voter percentage than we have seen in some time, but nowhere … Continue reading Historic Election?
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The 1920s were one of the great decades for culture but also for sports. One of the differences between sports today and then was that we have the four big sports, football, baseball, basketball and hockey. In the 1920s, they had the big three, still baseball, but followed by horse racing, and boxing. Horse racing … Continue reading Class Notes
Historically Speaking 