From the Lawton Constitution I know what some of you are thinking. The other team is much bigger and faster than we are. You know what? They are. In fact, they are a better team. I know some of you wish we didn’t have to play them, that we could avoid embarrassing ourselves or possibly … Continue reading The greatest pre-game speech of all time
Category: Historically Speaking
Israel from the Romans to World War I
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Having just commemorated the third anniversary of the attack on Israel, when Hamas beat, tortured, raped, and killed 1,200 Israeli civilians while taking another 251 hostages, it is natural that emotions are high. Yet much of the outrage seems to be directed at the Jews, who are … Continue reading Israel from the Romans to World War I
Remembering the legacy of Ditka and Da Bears
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. I need to start out by accepting that I am a big nerd. Recently, I have been looking at different ways to calculate who the greatest NFL coaches are. I have examined regular-season and playoff winning percentages, but also things like coaching trees, which I think are … Continue reading Remembering the legacy of Ditka and Da Bears
100 years of Hundred Acre Wood
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Historian’s View “A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left in it.” “Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the … Continue reading 100 years of Hundred Acre Wood
Constitution 101: The Postal Clause
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. It’s amazing how much power seven little words strung together can have, especially when, on the surface, they seem rather benign. Yet Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 simply states that Congress has the power “To establish Post Offices and post Roads.” The Constitution’s postal power was … Continue reading Constitution 101: The Postal Clause
Israel from Saul to Rome
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Historian’s View Once again, politics has crossed over into the pop culture world as Ed Sheeran has been forced to weigh in on the subject of Palestine. As in our current culture, silence from a celebrity is the same as acceptance of the Palestinian genocide. Macklemore, in … Continue reading Israel from Saul to Rome
Ancient ownership of Israel
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Once again, questions surrounding Gaza have captured the nation’s attention as pop culture is dragged into the debate. Rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after lecturing the audience about what he called as a genocide in Gaza. Then we have comedians, like Bill Maher, who … Continue reading Ancient ownership of Israel
Voltron and immigration
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. When I was a young kid, one of my favorite cartoons was “Voltron.” Looking back now, it had a very simple plot, almost comically so. In every episode, some type of monster would threaten Earth, and the five main characters attacked them in their flying robot lions. … Continue reading Voltron and immigration
When the chant isn’t about football anymore
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. I wanted to weigh in on the controversy that happened Saturday night at the Bringham Young–Colorado State game, when the Colorado State student section chanted, “Fthe Mormons.” This has not been an isolated incident; it began last year and has happened at almost every stadium where BYU … Continue reading When the chant isn’t about football anymore
William Morgan and the Anti-Mason Party
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Historian’s View Over the years, there have been several murders that affected the course of our political history. Most of these are well known, such as the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy. Rarely, however, has the disappearance and presumed murder of a relatively unknown … Continue reading William Morgan and the Anti-Mason Party
