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...
by drkeithcox | Aug 18, 2019 | History Matters, Main
Finding Amelia Earhart’s Plane Seemed Impossible. Then Came a Startling Clue. Robert Ballard has found the Titanic and other famous shipwrecks. This month his crew started trying to solve one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. Amelia Earhart perched...