The Best Losing Presidential Candidates Here is a historical question for you: What do Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Daniel Webster, and Wendell Willkie have in common? Each of these talented, admirable men ran for President and lost. And each … Continue reading
Jeannette Rankin is one of those uniquely American characters who deserves to be remembered. She was a voice for peace in three different wars and a trailblazer in the fields of women’s rights, political history, social work, and public service. … Continue reading
A Modest Proposal to Fix Voting Rights “But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have been called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans-we are all Federalists.” Thomas Jefferson I love … Continue reading
Why We Want Wendell Willkie Again Wendell Willkie is one of the best men never to be President. The list of “what-ifs” when it comes to Presidential elections is long. What if Richard Nixon had won the squeaker election of … Continue reading
Richard J. Daley was the Mayor of Chicago for 21 years. The Legacy Of Richard J. Daley His legacy is complex and his accomplishments controversial, substantial, and long-lasting. A poll of professional historians named Richard J. Daley as the sixth most … Continue reading