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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

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Historical Insanity

Andrew Jackson’s War on the First Amendment

Jackson’s attacks on the press show us that attacks on the media lead to oppression, violence, and terrorism. Ironically, like many of today’s censors, Jackson claimed he was trying to discourage violence by banning controversial material.

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Historical Insanity

Interesting Facts about the Mexican-American War

One major cause of the Mexican War was the enormous amount of debt that the Republic of Texas owed to American bankers.

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America’s Forgotten Wars

Thus, you do not be ashamed if you have never heard of some of these conflicts. Your high school and college textbooks; and the cartoon version of American history pop culture presents, ignore these wars.

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Historical Insanity

Essential Workers are Cannon Fodder in the Coronavirus War

History shows that America’s leaders’ decision to use their fellow citizens as cannon fodder will have horrific consequences. A probable consequence of the cannon fodder policy will be the collapse of the current political and economic order in the United States.

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Historical Insanity

The Origins of the French and Indian War

In reality, the western lands were still in Native Hands, but legally they were French. The legal fiction of French Sovereignty served the needs of the Indians because it obligated the French Crown to protect the natives from British attack.

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What World War I can Teach us About Coronavirus

Few people understood what was happening in Summer 1914 or where the crisis could lead. The war threw stock markets, in particular, into chaos.

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Historical Insanity

Comparing Coronavirus and World War II

Many observers are comparing coronavirus and World War II. In particular, U.S. President Donald J. Trump (R-Florida) evokes the Second

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Historical Insanity

Lessons From World War II for the Coronavirus Pandemic

Why not harness America’s government, academic, scientific, commercial, and military resources in a new Manhattan Project to produce a COVID-19 vaccine and drugs? Interestingly, I think the logical person to head up that project is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder Bill Gates who has been warning us about pandemics for decades.

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The Banana Wars: plundering Central America for fruit

The coup was successful. Bonilla rewarded his friend Zemurray by granting the Cuyamel Fruit Company a monopoly and ending the tax.

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