Burr's Boats, Part I
Most of Cincinnati’s thousand citizens lined the banks of the Ohio River on April 27, 1801, to watch one of the wonders of the age. A great new sailing ship,…
Read MoreMeeting McCullough
Last Tuesday night, I attended a lecture on the Constitution by David McCullough at the Capitol Visitors Center. (He’s the one on the right in the photo.) The event was…
Read MoreThe Lesson of Aaron Burr to the President: Beware of Nonpartisanship!
On this 175th anniversary of the death of Aaron Burr, I have an item up on Huffington Post questioning whether Americans really want nonpartisanship. That certainly was not Burr’s experience! …
Read MoreNuremburg War Crimes Trials
John Q. Barrett is a law professor at St. John’s in New York and a scholar of Justice Robert Jackson (pictured below). He produces periodic e-mails about Justice Jackson that…
Read MoreThe Original Jersey Boys
I have a new article at Smithsonian.com about Aaron Burr and his posse of North Jersey pals from Elizabeth, “The Original Jersey Boys.” The four boyhood friends achieved much —…
Read MoreKirkus Reviews Gives "American Emperor" a Starred Review!
I take the liberty of posting the entire, delightful review! AMERICAN EMPEROR [STARRED REVIEW!] Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America Author: Stewart, David O. A fresh, vivid exploration of the…
Read MoreTop 10 Government Showdowns
In honor of the debt-ceiling drama playing out here in Washington, Time Magazine has put together a list of Top 10 Government Showdowns in American history. I was initially delighted…
Read MoreGreat Early Reviews for "American Emperor"
Though the book is still three months away from the bookstores, two early reviews for American Emperor are gratifying. In today’s Kansas City Star, Professor Glenn Altschuler of Cornell University…
Read MoreBurr v. Hamilton: 207 years ago
The New York Times today commemorated the 207th anniversary of the Burr-Hamilton duel with an account of a journey to Weehawken that I took with the Times reporter, James Barron. …
Read MoreThe Fourth and Thomas Jefferson
What better way to prepare for the Fourth of July, which celebrates Thomas Jefferson’s brilliant Declaration of Independence, than to reflect on the never-ending dispute over whether Jefferson fathered from…
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