Any good teacher focuses on teaching students how to think. But how do you do that? Even more specifically, how do you do this with American history? US history is typically taught to sophomores, although in many schools juniors or even … Continue reading
The results of the 2012 Wisconsin Governor recall are in, Scott Walker has defended his governorship, and Mayor Tom Barrett has conceded. What does this mean for the general election? Not much. The issue is very basic: Scott Walker, champion … Continue reading
I posted a comment earlier today on a Huffington Post article in response to the New York City beverage law. My comments were an observation about students drinking too much soda in class, but it started a string of responses … Continue reading
As readers of this blog can probably tell, I have a historian’s affection for Robert Caro. He’s important not only because of the depth of his work, but because of the timely relevance of his studies in power. For those … Continue reading
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