by Jim Heath | Nov 3, 2021 | Headlines
Seventeen months after George Floyd’s murder led to nationwide calls to abolish or defund the police, voters in the city where the movement began soundly rejected a proposal Tuesday to replace its troubled police department in an election likely to have national...
by Jim Heath | Oct 18, 2021 | Book Excerpts, History
They made it clear: Absolutely no interviews. In late fall of 2012, former secretary of state Colin Powell, a Republican who had served in the Reagan and both Bush administrations, endorsed Barack Obama for reelection. Powell was a pathbreaker, serving as the...
by Jim Heath | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
It seems that rock ‘n’ roll is officially dead, according to conservatives – and Barack Obama is the one holding the smoking gun. ‘Barack Obama destroyed rock ‘n’ roll,’ Daily Wire Backstage host Jeremy Boreing griped Tuesday,...
by Jim Heath | Jun 16, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History analyzes the ongoing water crisis out west. Jim Heath and Barack Obama briefly discussed western water concerns over a dozen years ago in South Carolina. The conversation happened before the start of a formal interview back in 2007. This week, water...
by Jim Heath | Jun 14, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
At Joe Biden’s inauguration, Garth Brooks performed a stirring rendition of the classic spiritual “Amazing Grace.” Jim on History looks back to his performance, and more importantly, what happened afterwards. Brooks, in a sign of true bipartisanship,...