In his victory speech following the 2016 Nevada primary, then candidate Donald Trump thanked those who made a difference during his campaign including a shout out for one demographic of which he seemed most proud. “We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated.” I too would love this segment of the voting population … Read more
The two weeks since the Biden/Trump debate have been the best of times for presidential historians when it comes to media exposure. Among the panelists on all three major news networks, you can find the likes of John Meacham, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss. The program hosts consistently seek enlightenment on the following questions. … Read more
O.J. Simpson, who ran to fame on the football field, made fortunes as an all-American in movies, television and advertising, and was acquitted of killing his former wife and her friend in a 1995 trial in Los Angeles that mesmerized the nation, died on Wednesday at his home in Las Vegas. ~New York Times/April 11, … Read more
In 2006, comedian Robert Wuhl co-wrote and starred in a two-part HBO special “Assume the Position.” Wuhl plays a professor in a history class at New York University (the students are actually film majors). At the outset, he prepares his students (and the HBO audience) for what is to come with the following: Tolstoy said, … Read more
When Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), hand to Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clark) in “Game of Thrones,” announced her arrival he made sure no title was omitted. They included: Princess of Dragonstone Queen of the Andals and the First Men Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea Breaker of Chains … Read more