Vic Henningsen
CommentatorVic Henningsen is a teacher and historian.
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Richard Nixon has long been regarded as the Dracula of American politics: regularly re-appearing no matter how often his political obituary had been鈥�
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When President Trump suggested that Andrew Jackson might have prevented the Civil War, critics quickly noted that Jackson died sixteen years before the鈥�
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At first Vermont and Mississippi don鈥檛 appear to have much in common, but a recent report notes that they鈥檙e the only two states who鈥檝e never sent a woman鈥�
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When I was young, I attended one of those boarding schools that held daily chapel. I can鈥檛 say that exercise brought me any closer to God, but it did鈥�
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Earlier this month, the nation was jolted by a Tweet from President Trump, notable for a questionable historical reference. He wrote: 鈥淭errible! Just鈥�
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With a new democratic spirit sweeping the land, I thought it might be helpful to offer town moderators and selectboard members a little practical advice鈥�
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All presidents seek to employ new media to enhance their power to connect directly with the public. Few were more successful than Franklin Roosevelt with鈥�
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President Trump鈥檚 recent immigration restrictions may be an irrational and perhaps unconstitutional response to an imaginary threat, but they鈥檙e certainly鈥�
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At inaugurations history turns a page. Think of mobs overrunning the White House exuberantly honoring Andrew Jackson; of Franklin Roosevelt rallying鈥�
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The late William McNeill, one of our greatest world historians, once told me that he only understood how hard it was to teach history when he realized his鈥�