With the shutdown of everything non- essential and social distancing becoming the new normal, one area of concern is voting. At the very heart of our democracy is the ability to vote. However, if we eliminate gatherings, as we have been instructed to do, voting is problematic. As of now the presidential vote hopefully … Continue reading Mail In Voting
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Pandemics
It is interesting that, with all the advancements today in weaponry and defense, the thing that kills the most people is natural and too small to see with the naked eye. When we put so much emphasis on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, it's a virus that we should have prepared for is the … Continue reading Pandemics
Class Notes
I might have more on this later but I thought I would bring a little history into recent declarations of who is in change when it comes to quarantines. The 1824 Gibbons v. Ogden Supreme Court case clearly states that the State governments are in complete control of quarantines in their own states. … Continue reading Class Notes
Equal Rights Amendment
If you are watching more TV than normal, then you may be seeing ads for FX’s upcoming miniseries called "Mrs. America." The show is about Phyllis Schlafly’s successful lobbying against the Equal Rights Amendment. Knowing that Hollywood struggles with showing the truth and also believing that women’s history is often one of the most misunderstood … Continue reading Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
If you are watching more TV than normal, then you may be seeing ads for FX’s upcoming miniseries called "Mrs. America." The show is about Phyllis Schlafly’s successful lobbying against the Equal Rights Amendment. Knowing that Hollywood struggles with showing the truth and also believing that women’s history is often one of the most misunderstood … Continue reading Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
If you are watching more TV than normal, then you may be seeing ads for FX’s upcoming miniseries called "Mrs. America." The show is about Phyllis Schlafly’s successful lobbying against the Equal Rights Amendment. Knowing that Hollywood struggles with showing the truth and also believing that women’s history is often one of the most misunderstood … Continue reading Equal Rights Amendment
Blog change
If you follow this site I wanted to give a heads up that it may change in the near future. for technical reasons it is changing from .blog to .com. I am hopping you will still get updates from the site, but if you find that you do not, you may want to check in … Continue reading Blog change
Class Notes
For my WWII reading class, we just finished Night by Elie Wiesel. A few of my students had already read it, but I would rather have a few read it again than any students not read it. If you are unaware of Night, it is the autobiographical account of a young 14-year-old Wiesel and his … Continue reading Class Notes
Class Notes
For my WWII reading class, we just finished Night by Elie Wiesel. A few of my students had already read it, but I would rather have a few read it again than any students not read it. If you are unaware of Night, it is the autobiographical account of a young 14-year-old Wiesel and his … Continue reading Class Notes
Class Notes
With my current classroom situation (going fully on-line), I may not have a class note to post every day. I will try to get a few in. Here is an important one If we are to ever heal as a nation it is important that we accept and deal with the issues of slavery and … Continue reading Class Notes
Historically Speaking 