Tag: Politics in the Classroom

  • Keep Discovery at Udvar-Hazy: A Case for Preserving Context Over Politics

    The article argues for keeping Space Shuttle Discovery at Udvar-Hazy, emphasizing its historical context, accessibility, and educational value, while proposing Houston focus on modern spaceflight narratives.

  • Cuba’s Quiet Revolution: Angola

    How a Cuban Generation and Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Changed the Course of Apartheid Fifty years later we need to reevaluate the broader Cuban geo-political power from 1970-1990. When we teach about the end of apartheid in South Africa, we typically focus on the internal resistance movement, international sanctions, and the moral leadership of figures…

  • John Marshall: The Founding Father Who Shaped America’s Future

    John Marshall, Chief Justice for 34 years, shaped American law, established judicial review, and balanced federal and state powers, creating a framework for national unity and growth.

  • The Road Not Taken: What If Roosevelt Had Embraced Churchill’s Mediterranean Strategy?

    This article presents an alternate history of D-Day, exploring how different strategic decisions by Roosevelt and Churchill could have reshaped World War II and the post-war era.

  • The Unsung Hero: How Hubert Humphrey Transformed the Democratic Party on Civil Rights

    Hubert Humphrey’s 1948 convention speech redefined the Democratic Party’s approach to civil rights, shaping its future political identity and liberating it from Southern segregationist influences.

  • What Superman Means To Me

    I’m reposting a link to my story from April in response to all those who have problems with who Superman is and what he stands for: Truth, Justice, and the American Way ( i.e. helping those who cannot help themselves, being a light to those who are leaving darkness, being an example of what should…