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Ronald Reagan Standing up to an Illegal Strike

4 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jeff Minick

As part of the series ‘When Character Counted,’ we learn President Reagan stood firm during his first crisis in office—a testament to his strength of character. 4/20/2025Updated: 4/20/2025On Aug. 3, 1981, more than 13,000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) went on strike for higher wages, more benefits, and fewer hours in the workplace.
Jeff Minick: Let's remember the 'shot heard round the world' 250 years later

4 days ago | 1819news.com | Jeff Minick

Friday, April 19, dawned cool and clear above Lexington, Mass. Drawn up on the town’s green were some 70 militia, a hastily assembled company of farmers and shopkeepers under the command of Captain John Parker. Marching toward them was the advanced guard of British troops, the precursors to a force of 1,500 regulars sent out from Boston to seize arms and munitions, and if possible, arrest radical leaders calling for liberty and rights.
Shazam! Surprise and Laughter in the Age of Trump

1 week ago | chroniclesmagazine.org | Jeff Minick

In the 1960s sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle USMC, Jim Nabors played the part of Gomer Pyle, a country boy innocent who worked as a gas station attendant before joining the Marines. Two of Gomer’s widely known and much repeated expressions were “Shazam” and “Surprise, surprise, surprise!”Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump he has offered Americans plenty of reasons to revive those hallmarks. Make English the official language of the United States?
For Teens, Knowing the Past Helps Them Face the Challenges of the Future

1 week ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

Last week I posted an article about the pressing need to teach American history to our young. A follow-up piece focused on ways and resources for sharing the story of our country with elementary-aged students in the home and classroom. We’ll now conclude with an all-too-quick look at some tools that connect teens with their country’s past. Having a comprehensive history of the United States in the home is essential, serving both as a book of reference and a timeline.
Jeff Minick: For teens, knowing the past helps them face the challenges of the future

1 week ago | 1819news.com | Jeff Minick

Last week I posted an article about the pressing need to teach American history to our young. A follow-up piece focused on ways and resources for sharing the story of our country with elementary-aged students in the home and classroom. We’ll now conclude with an all-too-quick look at some tools that connect teens with their country’s past. Having a comprehensive history of the United States in the home is essential, serving both as a book of reference and a timeline.
Passing the Torch of American History to Our Children

1 week ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

Having promised in my previous article to provide means and resources for sharing our American past with our elementary school-aged children, let’s jump right into that home-grown classroom. We’ll look at resources first, then ways to bring the people and events of our nation’s past alive for kids. The Best of TimesNever have parents and teachers possessed such a wealth of treasure for teaching history as we do today.
A look at the 30s glitterati in ‘Rules of Civility’

2 weeks ago | smokymountainnews.com | Jeff Minick

It’s the tag-end of 1937, and 25-year-old Katey Kontent (pronounced Con-TENT) is spending New Year’s Eve with her boarding-house roommate Eve Ross in a jazz club when they meet a handsome and apparently affluent stranger, Theodore “Tinker” Grey. Both Katey and Eve find themselves attracted to Tinker, but later in the story, after a car crash in which all three are involved, Tinker takes the injured Eve into his luxurious apartment to care for her.
Learn the Past or Lose the Future

2 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

With the 250th birthday party of our Declaration of Independence slated for July 4, 2026, federal, state, and local governments, as well as private organizations, are laying plans for the celebration. America 250, for instance, already has the birthday cake in the oven and candles and party hats at the ready, with several activities either underway or on tap, some of them centered on children and teens.
The Women Dancing Alone on the Road to Miserable

2 weeks ago | intellectualtakeout.org | Jeff Minick

“Why are Liberal Women so Unhappy?” Lucian Conway asks in a recent article. To answer, he begins by reviewing polls revealing the far greater rates of depression and dissatisfaction among liberal women versus their conservative counterparts. Conway also touches on studies demonstrating that young left-wing females also suffer more psychological problems.
‘Our Past Judges Our Present’: History Taken Slantwise

3 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Jeff Minick

In 1963, at the request of its editors, President John F. Kennedy submitted a preface for the 16-volume “The American Heritage New Illustrated History of the United States.” Following his assassination, American Heritage reprinted this preface, “On History,” in its February 1964 issue of the magazine.