by Jim Heath | Feb 12, 2019 | History
Abraham Lincoln was born 210 years ago, but his legacy in America endures to this day. Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, and is remembered most for leading the country during the Civil War. Here are five questions I asked famed historian Doris...
by Jim Heath | Jan 29, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, History
What’s a bored billionaire to do when he thinks he has all the answers, would make a great president, yet doesn’t have the guts to run in any party primary? That question comes up every decade or so. Back in 2000, New York billionaire real estate developer...
by Jim Heath | Jan 11, 2019 | Analysis, Commentary, History, Immigration
A Republican who spent his political career advocating for an open border with Mexico, and amnesty for those who came to America illegally? Never, right? But a quick check in the history book shows Ronald Reagan was that man. The year was 1980, the location was...
by Jim Heath | Jan 8, 2019 | Headlines, History, Trump
A decade ago, Donald Trump questioned why then president George W. Bush had not been impeached for “lying” about the lack of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. Trump made the frank remarks in an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN. “When Nancy...
by Jim Heath | Jan 7, 2019 | Headlines, History, Trump
Former President Carter today became the latest former president to deny telling President Trump that he regrets not building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump last week claimed former presidents have discussed the subject with him. “I have not...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2019 | Headlines, History
Donald Trump has a bad habit of making up history to fit his world view. Such was the case Wednesday when he argued the Soviet Union had the “right” to invade another country. In response, the Trump-friendly Wall Street Journal condemned him for his...
