Posted in American History, Uncategorized, tagged James Madison, John McCain on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”–James Madison
Posted in American History, tagged Eisenhower, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The following is both a hilarious parody, and a tragic reflection on the decline of American culture. American journalist Oliver Jensen is the creator of the second entry, which is based on Eisenhower’s style of delivering press conferences.
The Gettysburg Address, as Lincoln delivered it:
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth
on this continent a new [...]
Posted in American History, The Middle East, World History, tagged Cold War, Iran, Iraq War, Islamist Entanglement on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Yahoo News has an interesting article that includes a very hopeful set of predictions on the outcome of the Iraq War, where, according to at least one Middle East expert, “A reasonable outcome would find something like 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Iraq for 25 to 50 years.”
An good parallel is drawn in the article between the Cold War [...]
Posted in American History, History, The Middle East, World History, tagged Cold War, Iran, President Eisenhower, President Truman, Truman Doctrine, Vietnam War on March 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Recently, I gave my second lecture in The Islamist Entanglement series, entitled “America and the Middle East.” In that class, I explained the importance of the Truman Doctrine in relation to America’s involvement in the Middle East, and I was asked by one of the students, “Was the Truman Doctrine rational, given the context [...]
Posted in American History, Commentary, The Middle East, World History, tagged Barack Obama, Iran, Iraq, Israel, John McCain on March 11, 2008 | 9 Comments »
While Americans try to sort out the question of who will be their next president, the real question people should be asking themselves is, “Will Israel have the courage to save itself–and the rest of the world–when it comes time to deal with Iran?”
It really doesn’t matter whether the American electorate takes the unlikely view that [...]
Posted in American History, History, The Middle East, World History, tagged Bush Doctrine, Cold War, Jimmy Carter, Monroe Doctrine, Truman Doctrine on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
In his farewell address, George Washington warned against entangling alliances with the outside world. His words were headed by a century of American presidents. Today, however, the United States is thoroughly entangled in a web of commitments throughout the world, and especially the Middle East. Learn how this tragic deviation from a foreign policy of [...]
Posted in American History, History, History for Adults, The Middle East, World History, tagged Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, The Eastern Question, Turkey on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
My latest course, The Islamist Entanglement, starts tomorrow, and I couldn’t be more excited. It will be hands-down my best course ever!
So if you’ve heard about Powell History’s unique content and method, and clients’ rave reviews (and here too!), don’t you owe it to yourself to try one of my lectures?!
The great thing about this offering is [...]
Posted in American History, European History, History for Adults, The Middle East on December 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Powell History is offering its most amazing set of specials ever this holiday season. There’s never been a better time to enjoy learning history!
The first installment of the acclaimed A First History for AdultsTM curriculum, the 30-lecture “Story of America,” is available for $70 OFF the regular price of $449, from now until Christmas! [...]
Posted in American History, Commentary, The Middle East, tagged Iran, Islamism, National Intelligence Estimate, Terrorism on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The declassified version of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran is an interesting document. It is put together by the National Intelligence Council, whose basic objectives–as stated in the NIE–include “to broaden and deepen the Intelligence Community’s perspective.”
In this Council’s document on the “intentions” of the leading sponsor of Islamic Terrorism in the world and an [...]
Posted in American History, tagged Thanksgiving controversy on November 22, 2007 | No Comments »
It seems Americans can’t have a holiday without a controversy. And, to make matters worse, the two opposing sides of whatever controversy it is don’t ever seem to get it right either.
When it comes to this particular holiday, as one website puts it:
At issue are two competing views of America and American history: a [...]
