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Tag: Civil War

American disunity: I’m finally beginning to understand it

November 18, 2013 Susan Cunningham Demographics/Polls, History, Politics, States Leave a comment

After years, no, decades, of wondering why all American voters don’t think and act the same way I do, I finally found something approaching an

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Your laptop [and mine] are fueling DR Congo’s civil war

September 19, 2011 Mike Davis Consumer issues, Technology, War One comment

The device you are reading this on, whether you are a Mac or PC fan, is very likely helping to fuel the ongoing civil

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When do soldiers die “in vain?”

July 5, 2011 Arthur Lieber History, International, Military, War One comment

Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon said it about the soldiers they commanded in Vietnam. The two presidents did not want any fallen soldier in

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Confederate-soldiers fighting for whom

The Civil War, the NFL, the haves and the have-nots

February 2, 2011 Arthur Lieber Economy, History, Sports Leave a comment

A recent article in the Washington Post pointed out a “myth” about the Civil War that relates to why middle and low income people

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Can St. Louis get its groove back?

January 24, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Language/Words, Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region Leave a comment

2011 is the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, an era in which St. Louis had grandiose ideas for itself. A

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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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