Subscribe to this tag Masons and the Making of America
By
Mitch Horowitz
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Opinion - September 14, 2009
Before you read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol read the fascinating true history of the Masons in America.
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Quiz: The Founding Fathers
Nation & World - July 3, 2009
How much do you know about America's earliest leaders?
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<em>Capture the Flag:</em> A Political History of the Stars and Stripes
By
Andrew Burt
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Opinion - June 26, 2009
Woden Teachout talks to U.S. News about her new book Capture the Flag.
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Forty Years After Riots at Stonewall Inn, Gays Are Still Fighting
Nation & World - June 25, 2009
Four decades ago, police raids to root out homosexuals at New York's Stonewall Inn caused an uprising.
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The Best Way to Learn the History of the United States
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John Aloysius Farrell
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John A. Farrell - June 25, 2009
Sorry, this is not about my Argentine mistress.
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Obama Echoed Reagan in D-Day Speech
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - June 8, 2009
Reagan's speech showed the power of the president to shape history and inspire millions.
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Civil War Battlefields Must Be Protected as Signs of American Bravery
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John Aloysius Farrell
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John A. Farrell - June 8, 2009
You don't have to go to France to witness American courage.
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Quiz: The D-Day Invasion
Nation & World - June 8, 2009
Test your knowledge of the invasion of Europe that took place on June 6, 1944.
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Bush Presidential Memoirs, Like Nixon's, Will Have Little Value as History
By
John Mashek
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Opinion - May 26, 2009
Chief executives tend to view their terms through Rose Garden-colored glasses.
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Wal-Mart's Attack on Civil War Battlefield in Northern Virginia
By
John Aloysius Farrell
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John A. Farrell - May 13, 2009
The mega-company aims to build a supercenter on the Civil War's Wilderness battlefield.
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Hitler Retreat Items to Be Sold at Auction
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - May 8, 2009
One of the most significant sales of Hitler item in decades is May 13-14.
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Obama Is Wrong When He Says We're Not a Judeo-Christian Nation
By
Randy Forbes
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Opinion - May 7, 2009
We have not abandoned the principles upon which we were founded.
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Today's Economy Echoes An 1800's Depression—And That's Good
By
Mark W. Davis
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Opinion - May 7, 2009
Late 1800s suffering, similar to that of today, led to brilliant advances that enriched humanity.
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100 Days: Rating the Media Takes on Presidents
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Opinion - April 27, 2009
The 100 days reports have some use, but even more problems.
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How the Founding Fathers' Arguments Became the U.S. Constitution
By
Andrew Burt
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Opinion - April 17, 2009
History professor Richard Beeman speaks with U.S. News about his book on the Constitutional Convention.
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Discuss <i>Plain, Honest Men</i> by Professor Richard Beeman
Opinion - April 10, 2009
The history professor speaks with U.S. News about his book on the Constitutional Convention.
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Truman Firing of MacArthur Hurt Approval Rating but Saved War With Red China
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Robert Schlesinger
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Opinion - April 9, 2009
President axed MacArthur for pushing war with Red China, then slept easily through howls of protest.
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Bipartisan Reagan-O'Neill Social Security Deal in 1983 Showed It Can Be Done
By
Matthew Dallek
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Opinion - April 2, 2009
1983 Social Security deal showed that good politics can happen in the most unforgiving environments.
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Obama and the Government Can Save Detroit, If History Is Any Indicator
By
Phillip Longman
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Opinion - April 1, 2009
Administration bailouts have worked wonders before for rail and air industries and even a car maker.
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The First 100 Days: Clinton and Ford Got Off to a Rocky Start
By
Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - March 19, 2009
Not all presidents are successful in their first days in office, but some are able to move past it.
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Bernard Madoff, A Con Man for Our Times
By
Jonathan Lopez
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Opinion - March 16, 2009
The New York con is reminiscent of history's notorious art forgers.
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The First 100 Days: Reagan Pushed His Agenda of Tax Cuts and Less Government
By
Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - March 12, 2009
Reagan sent Congress some of the most sweeping revisions of budget and tax policy ever attempted.
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