Forgot to mention this in class today. Same deal as before: just attend and snap a pic to prove you were there and you get credit for 2 blog entries. ........................................................................................... The Bucknell Program for American Leadership and Citizenship series on Campus Politics and the Liberal Arts continues … [Read more...]
A comparison: John Quincy Adams and Donald Trump on recent immigrants and cultural assimilation
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Here's John Quincy Adams (our sixth President) saying something about recent immigrants (specifically Germans, in this case) and cultural assimilation that is not much unlike Trump’s remarks on Twitter about several members of Congress that raised a stir this past summer. See especially the final sentence. Here is the Trump remark for comparison. I grant that Adams’ “…if … [Read more...]
Victor Davis Hanson on the nature and origins of the US
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"America does not have to be perfect to be good". … [Read more...]
Some recent survey data on Trump and racism
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American likely voters just about split on whether Trump is a racist (47%) or his opponents are accusing him of racism merely for political gain (49%). Almost a third of Democrats believe that any criticism of a racial minority politician by a white person is racist. … [Read more...]
Victor Davis Hanson on the charge that Trump is a ‘racist’
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From a long conversation about the book at the Hoover Institution. … [Read more...]
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