by drkeithcox | Aug 23, 2019 | History Matters, Main
“Most of all, Eisenhower emphasized the country’s “spiritual strength,” the importance of which he said was at that moment “just as great in its requirements as it has ever been in our whole history.” This meant steadfast commitment to the values reflected in...
by drkeithcox | Aug 22, 2019 | History Matters, Main
When some people have unrestricted and unreviewable power over others — when no one can be compelled to answer for his actions when asked: “Why?” — some of those with power will behave like beasts simply because they can. And because absolute power corrupts...
by drkeithcox | Aug 20, 2019 | History Matters, Main
The Tea Party (remember them?) chose to so name themselves because they aspire to be known as “those who possess a strong belief in the Judeo-Christian values embedded in our great founding documents.” This isn’t much of a description, but by...
by drkeithcox | Aug 20, 2019 | History Matters, Main
Racism is like alcoholism. You can’ recover from it until you admit you have it. The 1619 Project In August of 1619, a ship appeared on this horizon, near Point Comfort, a coastal port in the British colony of Virginia. It carried more than 20 enslaved Africans,...
by drkeithcox | Aug 18, 2019 | History Matters, Main
The dumb ass who shot up a Walmart in El Paso was, by his own account, motivated by a fear of a “Hispanic invasion” of Texas. The fear monger in chief has used those exact words to describe asylum seekers from south of the border, and the shooter...
