A Serendipitous Inspiration of Undergraduate Research
[Note: this is also posted on the BGSU History blog] When I replied “No” to Kinzey’s question, and to Colin’s follow-up, I was pretty sure of my answer. I was wrong. The resulting historical adventure began with a lively class discussion, continued through an independent study, and eventually resulted in an article that undergraduates Kinzey […]
Kavanaugh’s real “originalism” revealed
Brett Kavanaugh’s anger exposed a frightful irony of his jurisprudence: it’s his rage, not his interpretation of the Constitution, that makes him an “originalist.”
Super Bowl LII American Revolution Commercial Roundup: Does any January ad count?
This is the fourth time I’ve done the Super Bowl revolution round-up (note: these go off YouTube pretty quickly; my apologies for the broken links). And for the first time, there’s not a single one. came out well before the Super Bowl. However, this Geico one came out in mid-January, and it’s fun, as most […]
There can be only one? American Revolution Super Bowl 51 Commercial Round-up
It’s the post we’ve all been waiting for: our third annual Super Bowl commercial roundup. There’s only one commercial this year, and an interesting one at that. Is this a sign of a different public toward the founding, compared to recent years? Very much so, I think.
On the vote
There are many ways that Americans are choosing to resist the potential excesses and dangers of the impending Trump regime, among them organizing protests, trying to hold our current officials accountable, contributing time and money to various organizations that will work to protect those most vulnerable among us, tracking and working to prevent hate crimes, […]