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 | Jul 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
For years my reading has focused on the development and evolution of the Progressive Era. Woodrow Wilson and Progressive Era thinkers challenged the founding principles of natural and individual rights and how they were used to design a government with limited power,...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 24, 2018 | Politics, Progressivism
We will always have a ruling class. Our economy and nation are just too large to manage without delegated authority. Our great experiment with democracy is about whether the people can be trusted to select their leaders wisely. The aristocracy of Europe ruled based...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 17, 2018 | History, Politics
Gordon Wood’s most recent book Friends Divided, is a critical addition to the history of America’s founding. The Republic for Which It Stands by Richard White and American Colossus by W.H. Brands are excellent histories of transitional periods, but Woods focuses on...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 11, 2018 | History, Politics, Progressivism
In Friends Divided historian Gordon Woods illuminates issues affecting the decisions of the framers of the constitution. During the period just before the official Declaration of Independence the states were charged to draft their own constitutions. Some states stood...
