Thursday, April 29, 2021

A Liberal Dose columns by Troy D. Smith

 



Here is an updated list of my "A Liberal Dose" columns. Of course, you can backtrack on my blog page and find them in the archives, but this way is easier.

A LIBERAL DOSE Feb. 25, 2021 "History is the Key to Everything"

A Liberal Dose, March 4, 2021 "Understanding the Many Types of Privilege"

A Liberal Dose, March 11, 2021: "Republicanism, George Washington, and Cowboys"

A Liberal Dose, March 18, 2021: "The Social Contract and the Role of Government"

A Liberal Dose, March 25, 2021 "The Difference Between Liberal and Conservative"

A Liberal Dose, April 1, 2021 "Flags, Mascots, and Outrage: Empathy Is the Key"

A Liberal Dose April 8, 2021 "Thomas Paine, Lincoln, and the Meaning of America"

A Liberal Dose, April 15, 2021 "Defining Terms: What Is Fascism?"

A Liberal Dose, April 22, 2021: "Defining Terms: What Is Socialism?"

A Liberal Dose, April 29, 2021 "May Day, Labor, and the Reason We Need Unions"

A Liberal Dose, May 6, 2021 "The Legacy of Haymarket Square"

A Liberal Dose, May 13, 2021 "What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Are Some People Scared of It?"

A Liberal Dose, May 20, 2021 "Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias: What Are They? Part 1"

A Liberal Dose, May 27, 2021 "Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias: What Are They? Part 2"

A Liberal Dose, June 3, 2021 "Civil War and Slavery: Past Is Prologue"

A Liberal Dose, June 10, 2021 "What Is Lost Cause Ideology?"

A Liberal Dose, June 17, 2021 "Orwell Said It Best: The New Lost Cause Ideology"

A Liberal Dose, June 24, 2021 "Why Do So Many Southerners Not Trust Science?"

A Liberal Dose, July 1, 2021 "The Gradual Conservative Slide from Reality- Part 1"

A Liberal Dose, July 8, 2021 "Slide from Reality, Part 2: Climate Change"

A Liberal Dose, July 15, 2021 "Slide from Reality, Part 3: Fear and Truthiness"

A Liberal Dose, July 22, 2021 "When White County Was Blue, part 1"

A Liberal Dose, July 29, 2021 "When White County Was Blue, Part 2"

A Liberal Dose, Aug 5, 2021 "When White County Was Blue, part 3"

A Liberal Dose, Aug. 12, 2021 "What Do You Hope to Accomplish?"

A Liberal Dose, Aug. 26, 2021 "To Vax or Not to Vax?"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 2, 2021 "Labor History in White County, Part 1"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 9, 2021 "Labor History in White County, Part 2"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 16, 2021 "Labor History in White County, Part 3"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 23, 2021 "Labor History in White County, Part 4"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 30, 2021 "The Duties of a Historian Explained"

A Liberal Dose, Oct. 7, 2021 "What Is So Bad about Columbus?"

A Liberal Dose, Oct. 14, 2021 "Witch Hunts in America"

A Liberal Dose, Oct. 21, 2021 "What's So Important about Tenure?"

A Liberal Dose, Oct. 28, 2021 "Sparta's Black Union Troops Deserve Honor"

A Liberal Dose, Nov. 4, 2021 "The History of Voting in America, Part 1

A Liberal Dose, November 11, 2021 "The History of Voting in America, Part 2: Poor white and free black voters"

A Liberal Dose, November 18, 2021 "History of Voting Part 3: Women's Suffrage"

A Liberal Dose, November 25, 2021 "History of Voting Part 4: Native Americans"

A Liberal Dose, December 2, 2021 "History of Voting 5: Reconstruction"

A Liberal Dose, December 9, 2021 "History of Voting 6: The Jim Crow South"

A Liberal Dose, December 16, 2021 "History of Voting 7: The Civil Rights Era"

A Liberal Dose, December 23, 2021 "What's the Big Deal about Voter ID?"

A Liberal Dose, December 30, 2021 "The Present Attack on Voting in America"

A Liberal Dose, January 6, 2022 "The Biggest Attack on Elections in American History"

A Liberal Dose, January 13, 2022 "The Return of the Paxton Boys"

A Liberal Dose, January 20, 2022 "Seditious Insurrectionists' Need to Understand What Treason Is"

A Liberal Dose, February 3, 2022 "A Graphic Novel, A School Board, and Confronting History"

A Liberal Dose, February 10, 2022 "Why Taking Maus Out of Middle School Does Matter"

A Liberal Dose, February 17, 2022 "History Is Still the Key to Everything -Don't Lose It"

A Liberal Dose, February 24, 2022 "Justice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court"

A Liberal Dose, March 3, 2022 "Russia's Aggression and Journey to Fascism"

A Liberal Dose, March 17, 2022 "It Feels Like the Entire World Has Gone Crazy"

A Liberal Dose, Mach 24, 2022 "World Gone Mad: What Can We Do About It?"

A Liberal Dose, April 7, 2022 "You Can't Teach History Without Being Honest"

A Liberal Dose, April 14, 2022 "This Land Was Made for You and Me"

A Liberal Dose, April 21, 2022 "A History of Upper Cumberland Violence and Its Effects"

A Liberal Dose, April 28, 2022 "Down and Out in the Upper Cumberland"

A Liberal Dose, May 12, 2022 "The Roots of Upper Cumberland Poverty"

A Liberal Dose, May 22, 2022 "The Real Purpose of the Hillbilly Stereotype"

A Liberal Dose, May 29, 2022 "Poverty in the Upper Cumberland: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?"

A Liberal Dose, June 2, 2022 "Fake Conspiracy Theories Can Lead to Very Real Dangers"

A Liberal Dose, June 9, 2022 "Why Is It So Hard to Pass Gun Laws?"

A Liberal Dose, June 16, 2022 "Someone Tried to Steal the Election, All Right"

A Liberal Dose, June 23, 2022 "Trump Knew His Election Fraud Claims Were Untrue"

A Liberal Dose, June 30, 2022 "This Insurrection Was Carefully Planned, and Cold-Blooded"

A Liberal Dose, July 7, 2022 "What Will Be the Legacy of Donald Trump?"

A Liberal Dose, July 14, 2022 "A Republic, If We Can Keep It: Democracy in the Balance"

A Liberal Dose, July 21, 2022 "Stop Treating Our Teachers Like Dirt"

A Liberal Dose, July 28, 2022 "A Very Brief History of Public Education in America"

A Liberal Dose, August 4, 2022 "Leave Teachers Alone and Let Them Do Their Jobs"

A Liberal Dose, August 11, 2022 "Why I Am Not a Christian Nationalist"

A Liberal Dose, August 18, 2022 "The Faith of the Founding Fathers"

A Liberal Dose, August 25, 2022 "The Role of Faith in the Early Republic"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 1, 2022 "What's So Bad About Nationalism, Anyway?"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 8, 2022 "The Monsters Are Coming to Maple Street"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 15, 2022 "Don't Let Fear Be Our Downfall: A Reflection on 9/11"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 22, 2022 "Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'The American Scholar,' and the Dangers of Fear"

A Liberal Dose, Sept. 29, 2022 "The Good of the Many or the One: Why Not Both?"

A Liberal Dose, October 6, 2022 "What Are You For? What Matters Most to You?"

A Liberal Dose, October 13, 2022 "We as a Society Need to Put on the Brakes"

A Liberal Dose, October 20, 2022 "Vote to Support Our Schools, Our Teachers, and Our Kids"

A Liberal Dose, Oct. 27, 2022 "Allow Me to (Re)Introduce Myself"

A Liberal Dose, Nov. 3, 2022 "Political Violence Continues On, Unabated"

A Liberal Dose, Nov. 10, 2022 "Have We Reached Our Preston Brooks Moment?"

A Liberal Dose, Nov. 17, 2022 "Taking a Deep Breath After the Midterms"

A Liberal Dose, Nov. 24, 2022 "Let's Be Thankful to Native Americans"

A Liberal Dose, Dec. 1, 2022 "Heartfelt Convictions Over Party Lines"

A Liberal Dose, Dec. 8, 2022 "What Is Hegemony? Understanding the Modern World"

A Liberal Dose, Dec. 15, 2022 "WWII and the Rise of American Hegemony"

A Liberal Dose, Dec. 22, 2022 "How American Became the Global Policeman"

A Liberal Dose, Dec. 29, 2022 "9/11 and the Unraveling of Hegemony"

A Liberal Dose, Jan. 5, 2023 "January 6- A Day That Will Live Forever in Infamy"

A Liberal Dose, Jan. 12, 2023 "Today's News or Yesterday's History, Learn to Read Between the Lines"

A Liberal Dose, Jan. 19, 2023 "In America the King Is Not Law, the Law Is King"

A Liberal Dose, Jan. 26, 2023 "A Few Words About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

A Liberal Dose, Feb. 2, 2023 "Protesting with Nazis Is an Alliance with Nazis"

A Liberal Dose, Feb. 9, 2023 "Rubbing Shoulders with Nazis: On a Slippery Slope Wearing Skates

A list of other historical essays that have appeared on this blog can be found HERE

Author website: www.troyduanesmith.com

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