by Christopher Harris | Nov 16, 2018 | Economics, History, Politics, Racism
As soon as I heard President Obama’s Treasury Secretary, Jacob “Jack” Lew, announce that Harriet Tubman was going to be the new face on the Federal Reserve Note with a reported value of $20, my first thought was, Look…SQUIRREL!! If you saw the 2009 hit animated movie,...
by Christopher Harris | Nov 16, 2018 | American Exceptionalism, Family, History
About a year or so ago, I saw a TIME Magazine article titled, “Do July 4th Parades Turn Kids into Republicans?”, and it made me stop and think about my own childhood, and how it definitely helped to shape me into the Unhyphenated American I am today. I remember the...
by Christopher Harris | Nov 16, 2018 | American Exceptionalism, History, Human Interest
6, 1860, where Abraham Lincoln, the leader of the “Radical Republican” Party made up primarily of abolitionist, won the Presidency, a secession convention was called by the South Carolina legislature, where the vote was 169-0 to secede from the United States. It’s...
by Christopher Harris | Nov 16, 2015 | American Exceptionalism, Culture, History
Paris is known as the City of Lights, but on Saturday night, November 14, 2015, the most famous landmark in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, went dark, as a symbol of mourning for the 129 men and women who were murdered by Islamic Fundamentalist. This was the deadliest act of...
by Christopher Harris | Nov 11, 2015 | American Exceptionalism, History
When you’re a born and raised Military Brat, Veterans Day and Memorial Day tend to take on a little more significance to you. Today, I want to take a moment to honor my favorite Veteran, my Dad. That’s my Dad, 3rd from the Left. He served in the U.S. Air Force...
