Most people blame Andrew Jackson for Indian removal, and he should be, but Jefferson had similar ideas. Jefferson was not anti-Indian, he saw them as similar to what Europeans were centuries before, tribal backwards people.  Jefferson believed given time Indians would civilize just as Europeans had, but the problem was in the meantime the two … Continue reading Class Notes →

As WWI was coming to an end, Wilson stepped forward with a plan for peace that involved several points for how to shape the post war world. However, what Wilson was not aware of was that the world had stopped caring about progressive issues. People were more concerned with economic issues like high inflation and … Continue reading Class Notes →

During WWII an interesting relationship occurred that would have an effect on American political history as well as possibly altering history as we know it today.  During the War, a young marine officer and future senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, became friends with a young naval officer and future senator from Massachusetts, John Kennedy. They … Continue reading Class Notes →

If you read my post yesterday about the Budapest Memorandum, then there is an interesting postscript to that story that you may or may not have made a connection to dealing with President Trump. If you remember, his second impeachment hearing was about trying to get Ukraine to say nasty things about Hunter Biden to … Continue reading Class Notes →