Henry Clay – The Great Compromiser
Thirty years before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, a Congressman named Henry Clay was doing everything he could to address the American states' growing...
Henry Wallace – The Great Turning Point
When the Great Depression hit, everyone saw their political philosophies and ideologies upended. Franklin Roosevelt himself said much of the New Deal was just...
William Jennings Bryan – American Progressive
This first episode in our podcast, The Losers, tells the story of William Jennings Bryan. Bryan is what you would get if you combined...
The Losers – Podcast Series
The Losers tells the story of people lost to the pages of popular American history. They once presented the country with a vision of...
Timeline of the World Health Organization
This timeline of the World Health Organization and its history helps shine a light on the organization's purpose and achievements. I referenced this timeline...
When President Woodrow Wilson Got the Flu
In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson ran for reelection on the slogan, “He Kept Us Out of War.” It was a reference to World War...
The Decade in Review
Our final podcast episode of 2019 looks at the decade in review. For better or for worse, the second decade of the 21st century...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian theologian, pastor, writer, and ultimately martyr. As Hitler and the Nazis rose to power in Germany in the 1930s...
1919 – When It Felt Like the World Was Ending
This weekend my wife and I enjoyed the opportunity of visiting the World War I Museum in Kansas City along with some friends. I...
Puerto Rico History and Its Strange Relationship with the US
You've heard about the protests but what do you know about Puerto Rico's history? Ever heard of the insular cases? What about when American scientists tested birth control pills on poor Puerto Rican women?