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“Prepare the new world an asylum for mankind”
In early 1776, Common Sense went viral in the colonies, turning heads and tipping the scales toward independence.
Jul 4
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Brad Skow
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Editorial on Harpers Ferry: October 1859
On October 16th, 1859, John Brown raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, aiming to acquire arms and a base from which to start a slave…
Jun 19
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Brad Skow
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Gloucester Harbor
Summer is here!
May 24
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Brad Skow
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The Spirit of a Broken People: French Letters of Denunciation
The Book of Isaiah is full of prophesies.
May 1
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Brad Skow
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Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere’s Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is the most famous poem about the American Revolution, but it’s mostly myth.
Apr 18
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Brad Skow
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Baldur von Schirach Interviewed at Nuremberg
Baldur von Schirach Interviewed at Nuremberg
Apr 4
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Brad Skow
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Prelude to a Storm
The British Expeditionary Force, 1939-1940
Mar 14
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Brad Skow
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Enter Juliet Alone
Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Towards Phoebus' lodging.
Feb 14
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Brad Skow
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Walther Funk Interviewed at Nuremberg
Continue down a road for long enough: / Eventually, to turn aside requires / An act of will beyond your reach.
Feb 8
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Brad Skow
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Rudolf Hoess Interviewed at Nuremberg
Rudolf Hoess Interviewed at Nuremberg Those were my orders, and the way they came Compelled belief and blind obedience. I was to enlarge the camp, build…
Nov 22, 2025
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Brad Skow
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Julius Streicher Interviewed at Nuremberg
Julius Streicher founded and edited the anti-Semitic German tabloid Der Stürmer.
Oct 25, 2025
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Brad Skow
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On the Origin of the Pilgrim Church by William Bradford
A poem
Oct 4, 2025
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Brad Skow
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