Ron Chernow’s eponymously titled biography of Alexander Hamilton is nothing short of epic. At a brisk 731 pages (not including extensive notes and index), Chernow’s tome is not something to lug around in airports or while lounging on the beach....
Topics: Book Reviews, History

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After several months of temping and grinding out the workweeks in your typical office slob job, a school district has finally hired me as their newest teacher of social studies! I can hardly contain my excitement as the prospects of teaching the movers...
Topics: Education

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The Bush administration is in its last two months. The United States is about to inherit its next president, a man who promises to bring considerable differences in both domestic and foreign policy. As Bush closes out his second term, I’d thought I...
Topics: Book Reviews, Politics

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This is it. Over two years in the making, and we have less than 24 hours to go before we find out who the next president of the United States will be.I, for one, am anxious as hell. I get like this every four years. I endlessly watch CNN, blog away, and..
Topics: Politics

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In a last swing before Tuesday’s election, the Obama campaign bought air time from the major networks to air a thirty minute informercial that argued Obama’s case that he should be the next president. For the first twenty-five or so minutes,..
Topics: Politics

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