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Top Comments: Historical Mac and Cheese
Like every other patriotic American, I love macaroni and cheese. Classic, with a twist, baked, stovetop, dripping with Velveeta, out of a box--give me all the mac and cheese and I will give it a home...
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Hobby Lobby Proudly Displays "Jefferson" Quote (that's actually from Madison...
No, Hobby Lobby, that quote on your website is NOT from Thomas Jefferson! And, furthermore, the document it comes from -- which was written by James Madison -- is a list of some of the best arguments...
View ArticleEats, Shoots and Pursues Happiness
Proper punctuation is ever so crucial, particularly when attempting to convey ideas of great subtlety and import.Danielle Allen, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, contends...
View Article238 Years Later, The Battle Still Rages On
So it's just a wee little bit of an historic week. You know about that whole July 4th Independence Day thing, of course. But this week also marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil...
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Mostly Forgotten History: Spinosa and the Index of Forbidden Books
The Catholic Church purported to revoke its Index of Forbidden Books in 1966. The most dangerous book? Some say Spinosa’s (often spelled Spinoza) Tractatus Theologico-Politicus. This translates...
View ArticleLiz Cheney and James Madison
I have not yet read Ms Cheney's new book about James Madison, but I intend to.However a cursory examination (if I'm wrong please correct me) would seem to indicate that she failed to mention that James...
View ArticleWhat 8 Presidents Owned Slaves During Their Presidency?
There were 8 Presidents who owned other human beings while in office.
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Hey Republican Voters, Listen Up!
Ignorance Is NOT Bliss!thinkingblue Please click image to see it in it's entirety.EXCERPT: The common theme in keeping their citizens ignorant and uninformed is pandering to voters’ irrational fears....
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JeffCo Colorado school board member opens her mouth, shows why students are...
Students in Jefferson County, Colorado, have continued walking out in protest of the school board's proposal to replace the AP history curriculum with conservative teachings that don't "encourage or...
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Textbook Case of Bad Textbooking; Book Bannings, Texas style
As the gist of this story correctly suggests, it is not elitist to think and understands that those untrained in specialty fields have no business thinking they are qualified to do the work. In Texas...
View ArticleThe Presidents of Mount Rushmore: Could any of them win the election today?
One of the nation’s renowned historic sites is Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It took 14 years to carve Mount Rushmore, cost just under a million dollars, and has nearly...
View ArticleThe Christian Right Does Not Want You To Know About This Day - updated
In the heat of our political moment, we sometimes don’t see how our future connects deeply to our past. But the Christian Right does — and they do not like what they see.The Christian Right has made...
View ArticleLet's Make National Religious Freedom Day An Event
On December 27, 2014, Frederick Clarkson wrote in his diary about Religious Freedom Day, The Christian Right Does Not Want You To Know About This Day - updated:What if we seized this day to think...
View ArticleSeize the Day -- Religious Freedom Day
Two weeks ago, I wrote here about the most important national day most of us have never heard of: Religious Freedom Day. That post was also a call to action.What if we seized this day to think...
View ArticleWhat Did Jefferson & 18th Century Evangelicals Have in Common?
What did Jefferson and 18th century evangelicals have in common? If you guessed separation of church and state, you can go to the head of the class. Historian John Ragosta's class anyway.Ragosta, an...
View ArticleSeize the Day (Religious Freedom Day) on Social Media
Today is Religious Freedom Day!And there are ways to participate here at Daily Kos and on social media in this, the most important national Day that most of us have never heard of.If this is new to...
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Religious Freedom Day Celebration News
Frederick Clarkson and others have been promoting Religious Freedom Day, which is always January 16; Friday the 16th this year. So we have been asking all of you to consider writing on religious...
View ArticleOur Founders Basis for Religious Freedom
I published a version of this nearly 3 years ago here. I consider it the best thing I have done here and the most work. I am hoping that republishing on Religious Freedom Day will result in more...
View ArticleNothing Is Sacred
A terrorist attack in the City of Light tests our values.The military-style murder of a dozen people at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi in Paris was the latest...
View ArticleObama Proclaims Religious Freedom Day!
Presidential Proclamation -- Religious Freedom Day, 2015- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATIONFrom many faiths and diverse beliefs, Americans...
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