Archive for May 2012
Five Myths of the Constitutional Convention
Two hundred twenty-five years ago today, several dozen worried Americans met in Philadelphia to change the American government. Some of the delegates to that 1787 convention intended only to rewrite…
Read MoreThe Problem of Intellectual Theft
What can a writer do when someone else takes his work without admitting it? That’s the question posed in a poignant and measured piece posted today by Richard Labunski at…
Read MoreA "Forever" Stamp for Thaddeus Stevens!
I agree with Don Gallagher of Lititz, PA: It’s time to honor Thad Stevens. While working on Impeached, my book about the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, I developed…
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