Vic Henningsen
CommentatorVic Henningsen is a teacher and historian.
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Troubled times lead to grand schemes.Recently, pundits like David Brooks of The New York Times have called for a new national history to be taught in鈥�
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The so-called tax reform law reminds me of a nightmarish revision of Robin Hood, with the Sheriff of Nottingham skillfully manipulating the good citizens鈥�
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鈥淲hen they line up for a firing squad they form a circle.鈥� So the late Democratic Congressman Mo Udall despaired when discussing his party鈥檚鈥�
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With their eighteen-hour film on Vietnam airing on PBS, filmmakers Lynn Novick and Ken Burns remind us that this was a war that never goes away 鈥� in part鈥�
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I know I鈥檓 not the only history teacher who鈥檚 been wrestling with profound doubts about what we鈥檝e done or, perhaps, what we haven鈥檛. Given the erosion of鈥�
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Midsummer 1785, and the new nation was drowning in a sea of debt, disorganization, and political and social division. Fearful of a strong central鈥�
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If there鈥檚 anything angering liberals more than Donald Trump, it鈥檚 his loyal base of unquestioning supporters. 鈥淗ow can people be so blind?鈥� they ask.鈥�
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I鈥檝e often wondered about the standards we expect political candidates to meet. Not the formal requirements of age, citizenship, or length of residence;鈥�
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On an open summit not far from me is an inscription painstakingly carved in stone: Now I Am With You Always. Weathered, partially obscured by lichen, it鈥�
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Despite calls for the president鈥檚 removal either by impeachment or invoking the 25th amendment, neither鈥檚 likely. Article II of the Constitution specifies鈥�