Osama bin Laden’s Death and the American SpiritPosted by Lorren on May 4, 2011
Could Osama bin Laden’s death be the psychological victory that we’ve needed? I just realized that teenagers have never really been politically aware during a time when America was great.
More Historical ParallelsPosted by Lorren on October 30, 2008
My daughter is learning about the early United States, and today we talked about an event that happened across the ocean at around the time that George Washington was being inaugurated as President… The French Revolution.
I’ve heard several people talk about how the police are gearing up to deal with the possibility of rioting on [...]
History Repeats Itself…Posted by Lorren on October 29, 2008
I found this on MSN’s message boards… this is an excerpt from Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen. They were discussing the article on the Great Depression written by Jim Jubak.
“Speculation was easy-and quick. No long delays while titles were being investigated and deeds recorded; such tiresome formalities were postponed. The prevalent method of [...]
What Lies Ahead?Posted by Lorren on October 23, 2008
I just finished reading Amity Schlaes’ book, The Forgotten Man. Although it’s more than a year old, it’s a very hot item at our local library right now. I had to request that the library hold a copy for me, and I couldn’t renew it, because there were other people requesting to read [...]
Obama and Roosevelt: Just Ask Joe the PlumberPosted by Lorren on October 21, 2008
I’ve posted previously that our times share a lot of similarities between those of 1929. But there is another potential way that we might be history repeating itself as well… Obama seems to go after those who question him, just as Franklin Roosevelt did.
“Joe the Plumber,” the guy who had been saving up his money [...]
A Revisit to the Forgotten ManPosted by Lorren on October 17, 2008
Earlier this January, I was reading Amity Shlaes’ book, The Forgotten Man. It’s the story about the Great Depression, and details how government intervention actually made the depression even worse.
Of course, in January, the only people talking about an economic downslide were people concerned about the housing bubble, prophecy nuts who believe that America [...]
My Faith Looks Up To Thee…Posted by Lorren on September 27, 2008
If you look back on my blog posts… well on this blog since the beginning… you can see that I’ve been bearish on the economy for quite some time. Now, it’s not because I want to be negative or anything like that, but it’s because of the way things line up.
On Superbowl Sunday in [...]
Hope In Troubled Times?Posted by Lorren on January 27, 2008
When I think about the major news stories of the day, it makes me want to pull my hair out. The world situation with Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia showing their muscle could be a potential headache waiting to happen. There’s the whole situation with Mexico (maybe we should add them to [...]
Is Our Country Headed Toward Economic Ruin?Posted by Lorren on January 12, 2008
I wrote in my last post that my dh didn’t have a job… but this article is not about our economic picture. I’m happy to say that 1 week upon arriving back from my parent’s house for our unexpected Christmas break, my husband has found a temp-to-hire position working at the headquarters of a [...]
