U.S. History

History is an easy subject to teach if you are intellectually lazy. It is the most challenging subject if you care about understanding causes and effects.

Chris Calton tells the story of the Army of the Shenandoah and the Army of Pennsylvania, leading up to the First Battle of Bull Run.

The US can help itself by ending the Drug War — which will bring some normalcy back to Central America.

The books of Laura Ingalls Wilder show a more civilized and libertarian side of the American frontier.

President Trump is saying that the U.S. government will lift economic sanctions against North Korea if it “denuclearizes.” Cuba denuclearized in 1962. 

The war in Virginia begins with a few minor skirmishes following the Union occupation of Alexandria and Arlington.

The big-business-connected creators of Social Security sought to use the system to punish their competitors in the small-business sector. 

Recent media coverage suggests more government spending and more government control is the only "solution" to rising suicide rates in America.  

Because they have guaranteed income through taxes, competition among political jurisdictions is not like competition among private firms.

After the Pratt Street Riot, President Lincoln and General Scott take more drastic measures to secure Maryland for the Union.