This was very good! I enjoyed it quite a bit. I teach American History to high school sophomores. AP and honors. I think they’ll enjoy this in the fall!
All in all, I enjoyed this different entry, and I look forward to the other cases that you write about. As well as resuming Brands's Laws of History, which are absolutely phenomenal. On an unrelated note, I stumbled upon an article that you wrote back in 2014 ("The Tides of American Liberalism" https://www.the-american-interest.com/2014/03/03/the-tides-of-american-liberalism/). My interest was piqued, because I bought your book ("The Strange Death of American Liberalism") around the same time that I read "Lone Star Nation". With Biden's election in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, do you believe that COVID is the challenge that will cause another rising tide in liberalism, similar to the one that occurred post-9/11?
I had certainly hoped it would be. And how could it not? It threatened everyone: rich, poor, Democrat, Republican, men, women, all races. An ideal danger to rally against. But I underestimated the relentless politicization of everything these days. And when wearing masks became a sign of party affiliation rather than common sense, I realized that we were farther down the road to irreconcilability than I had thought. Biden's election and the waning of the pandemic, at least for now, is a sign that all is not lost. But as long as the Republicans are in the grip of their Trumpite anti-reality wing, anything like bipartisanship toward big problems the country faces will be a slog. The infrastructure bill is a tentative good sign. And of course the Dems have their own problems. But Biden is a breath of fresh air after the Trump toxicity.
I love these!
Glad you are enjoying them, Joe.
This was very good! I enjoyed it quite a bit. I teach American History to high school sophomores. AP and honors. I think they’ll enjoy this in the fall!
Do feel free to use it in your classroom. As a former high school teacher myself, I appreciate the great work you and your colleagues are doing.
Thank you sir! I rely on quite a bit of your material to guide my content and instruction. I’m currently reading “Traitor to His Class”. So very good.
I hope you enjoy the book, Cody. Happy reading!
All in all, I enjoyed this different entry, and I look forward to the other cases that you write about. As well as resuming Brands's Laws of History, which are absolutely phenomenal. On an unrelated note, I stumbled upon an article that you wrote back in 2014 ("The Tides of American Liberalism" https://www.the-american-interest.com/2014/03/03/the-tides-of-american-liberalism/). My interest was piqued, because I bought your book ("The Strange Death of American Liberalism") around the same time that I read "Lone Star Nation". With Biden's election in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, do you believe that COVID is the challenge that will cause another rising tide in liberalism, similar to the one that occurred post-9/11?
I had certainly hoped it would be. And how could it not? It threatened everyone: rich, poor, Democrat, Republican, men, women, all races. An ideal danger to rally against. But I underestimated the relentless politicization of everything these days. And when wearing masks became a sign of party affiliation rather than common sense, I realized that we were farther down the road to irreconcilability than I had thought. Biden's election and the waning of the pandemic, at least for now, is a sign that all is not lost. But as long as the Republicans are in the grip of their Trumpite anti-reality wing, anything like bipartisanship toward big problems the country faces will be a slog. The infrastructure bill is a tentative good sign. And of course the Dems have their own problems. But Biden is a breath of fresh air after the Trump toxicity.