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Showing posts with label George Washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Washington. Show all posts
Friday, January 15, 2016

The First SOTU

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It was - as you hopefully guessed - delivered by George Washington. - Click here for the text . For comparison's sake with the one r...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

From History.com: This Day in History: First U.S. presidential election

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A very different affair than what's going on now. - Click here for the link . On this day in 1789, America’s first presidential elect...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

From History.com: This day in history: George Washington Resigns as Commander in Chief

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OK, so this isn't this day in history, it's yesterday in history, but whatever. I like using this episode in a few different place...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Blame George Washington

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A history professor points out that the conflict between Congress and the President over war making was settled - in the Constitution - in ...
Monday, December 2, 2013

Two presidential takes on Thanksgving

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The Volokh Conspiracy highlights the different approaches Washington and Jefferson took to Thanksgiving. Washington had little problem usin...
Thursday, January 3, 2013

What if George Washington decided to be a tyrant?

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The newest version of the computer game Assassin's Creed is based on the premise the George Washington "succumbed to the allure of...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

How Party Identifiers See the World

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Apparently its not government party identifiers fear, but who controls it. From the Gallup Poll : (via The Monkey Cage ) So party identi...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

Can the Two Party System Govern?

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Thomas Friedman has his doubts and is calling for a strong third party movement in 2012. He begins by reminding us -- as the founders would...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Did George Washington Really add "So Help Me God" to the Presidential Oath of Office?

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Thanks to a student for pointing this story out to me . The common story, which I've repeated, is that Washington altered the presidenti...
Friday, February 26, 2010

Lord Fairfax of Cameron

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An early patron of the young George Washington . I need to learn more about these colonial personalities.

Closely Inspecting the Farewell Address: Washington on Sectionalism

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If you read through Washington's address it becomes apparent why the Senators declined to sit while the address was being read. He couns...

Is Congress Broken, Part 5: The Baneful Influence of Parties

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I think this such a terrific article I copied the whole thing. You can also read it here . I like the authors use of Washington's Farewe...
Monday, May 25, 2009

A Word From GW

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When we cover political parties in 2301, I have us read through Washington's Farewell Address and consider his concern about the rising ...
Saturday, November 22, 2008

The First Presidential Pardon

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Meet " Tom the Tinker ," the pseudonym of the force behind the Whisky Rebellion . It's organizers -- who represented the inter...
Saturday, March 8, 2008

%$#*& !

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A student wrestling with the Washington civility assignment informs me of an effort to clean up the air in South Pasadena California by c re...