Thursday, March 25, 2021

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

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  “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE” Today I want to once more explore some political terms and put them in historical cont...
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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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

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  This week I am going to talk about what government is supposed to be, according to the worldview of the Founding Fathers (that is, the pre...
Friday, March 12, 2021

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

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  Republicanism, George Washington, and Cowboys.   I’d like to talk this week about two concepts that may not mean exactly what you’d in...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Letters condemning a racist mascot

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 The following letters to the editor appeared in the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the first on Feb. 12, 2021 and the second on March 8, 2021.
Friday, March 5, 2021

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

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  Know what word scares people nowadays more than any other? “Privilege.” Bring it up and many white people’s eyes glaze over, or they immed...
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Saturday, February 27, 2021

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

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  Much has been said recently about the New York Times 1619 Project, but how many folks know about another year in that century -1676? War...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Native America

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 I promised some time ago to put up the first five lectures of my U.S. History course, in which I don't introduce Europeans until the en...