Students of American history know Thomas Paine as the writer who stirred the Revolutionary cause with his pamphlet, “Common Sense.” After the revolution Paine remained an idealist and a believer in worldwide revolution against monarchs. He became involved in the

… was the first African-American author to publish a book in the colonies. She was a sensation in the colonial-era Boston for a book she wrote in 1773 titled ‘Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.’ Raised as a slave

For Chanukah Debbie gave me the Ken Burns documentary “The War” on DVD. I can not recommend it highly enough. Burns brings a depth and a reality to the history of WW II that is poetic. In the first year

In 1935 Joe Louis knocked out Jewish boxer Max Baer in round 4, setting him up to fight Max Schmeling, the pride of Nazi Germany. Louis’ manager, Mike Jacobs (Jewish) set up the fight in Yankee Stadium to 45,000 fans.

The greatest scandal from the Bill Clinton presidency has been largely unreported. His Balkan policy aided al-Qaeda operations, consistently supporting Bonian Muslims against the Serbs, and strengthening the radical Muslim base in Europe. Bosnia became an important terrorist staging ground.