by Henry Oliner | Apr 19, 2025 | Philosophy, Politics
Some historians contend that the American Revolution was not a revolution readily compared to others in history. It can be distinguished as a War for Independence or as historian H.W Brands called it, Our First Civil War in his book by that title. Given its close...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 11, 2020 | Politics
A comparison of the French Revolution with the American Revolution reveals our true strength. The French embraced the values of our republic, particularly the principles of liberty and equality, yet they proceeded down a path of anarchy and violence. Our symbol of...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 2, 2016 | Politics
Erick Erickson with a very good summary of the brief rise and fall of the Tea Party on his site, The Resurgent- The Tea Party is Dead. Good Riddance. The national tea party groups started fighting internally and with each other. The local groups felt like the national...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 25, 2016 | Business, Economics, Politics, Progressivism
by Henry Oliner Many Americans have become familiar with basic economic concepts because it affects them so regularly, but our understanding usually stops at our shore. The Brexit vote has us scratching our head to comprehend something we hardly knew was an issue a...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 15, 2013 | Politics
Daniel Greenfield writes And This is Revolution in his excellent blog, Sultan Knish, 1/14/13. Excerpt: It’s the aspiring middle class that begins revolutions, but when they turn bloody enough, then they usually aren’t the ones who inherit them. An...
