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The Four Factors George Washington Used to Grant Pardons (opens the original)
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As I’ve traveled around the country this year, I regularly get asked about what gives me cause for optimism. History tells us that moments of upheaval, like this one, often produce widespread reform and I think we are looking at enormous opportunity for much-needed reform. There is actually widespread appetite for several reforms on both sides of the political aisle, including legislation that bans stock trading in Congress, term limits and ethics reform for the Supreme Court, and executive war
25 Years After 9/11: What Bush Got Right About Religious Freedom (opens the original)
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The 25th anniversary of 9/11 is next week and there will be many important reflections on the lives lost and examinations of how the world, and the United States’ place in it, has changed since then. I think one critical part of the story is often under appreciated and has relevant echoes in our current moment.On September 17, 2001, President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., to deliver remarks on the importance of religious freedom and deter rising attacks on Muslim
Do We Have to Like Historical Figures? (opens the original)
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Hi friends and welcome new faces! I’m so glad you are here. One quick note: If you will be at the National Book Festival next Saturday, I hope you will come see me. I’ll be on a panel at 11 AM and signing books after.I originally wrote about our relationship to the historical figures we write about back in June of 2021. Wow, that seems like a long time ago. I stand by the assessment below about how we query our sources, the responsibility of the writer to think critically about ourselves and our
When Civilian Control of the Military Gets Complicated (opens the original)
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Welcome to Part II of the Civilian Control of the Military series! We are going to start with the Whiskey Rebellion during Washington’s presidency. If you missed it, you may wish to start with part one, which covers the Revolution and the founding of these principles:In 1791, Congress needed money. It had enormous debts to pay from the Revolution and increasing costs. It passed a Whiskey Excise Tax, which seemed like the most politically advantageous tax. It didn’t affect imports or export
Civilian Control of the Military: The Founding Principle Most Americans Have Forgotten (opens the original)
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250 years ago, the Continental Army was waiting. A massive British naval convoy had sailed into New York Harbor at the end of June and the first British troops had landed unopposed on Staten Island on July 2. Over the next several weeks, additional armies and navies poured into the harbor. By mid-August, nearly 400 British vessels, roughly 30,000 soldiers, and 10,000 sailors had gathered. Attack was inevitable, it was only a matter of when. Over the next two months, Commander-in-Chief George Was
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