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Presidents of War: A book review by Bob Morris

January 5, 2023

Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times Michael Beschloss Crown (October 2018) How “the life or death of much of the human race” depends on the character of one person Today, opinions are divided with regard…

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What you may not know about past U.S. presidents

August 9, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially interesting article by Li Zhou for Smithsonianmag.com. Think you know all about the presidents? The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia from Smithsonian Books might make you think twice. President’s Day is February…

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Presidents of War: A book review by Bib Morris

January 27, 2019

Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times Michael Beschloss Crown (October 2018) How “the life or death of much of the human race” depends on the character of one person Today, opinions are divided with regard…

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Ganesh Sitaraman on “Why a republic government cannot succeed without a strong middle class”

May 3, 2017

In The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution, Ganesh Sitaraman explains how and why “the basic foundation upon which our middle-class constitution was based — the prerequisite of relative economic equality — is crumbling.” Obviously, economic inequality is inevitable whenever and…

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Michael J. Silverstein: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

December 4, 2015

Michael J. Silverstein is a leader of The Boston Consulting Group’s global consumer practice. He specializes in helping the senior team at large multinationals transform their companies through superior consumer insight, accelerated organic growth, and M&A. His clients include some…

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Michael J. Silverstein: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

November 28, 2015

Michael J. Silverstein is a leader of The Boston Consulting Group’s global consumer practice. He specializes in helping the senior team at large multinationals transform their companies through superior consumer insight, accelerated organic growth, and M&A. His clients include some…

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Who’s John Jay? Scholars urge new look at forgotten founder

July 10, 2015

Though John Jay was one of three contributors to the Federalist Papers, president of the wartime Continental Congress and the nation’s first chief justice, some say he’s the forgotten founder. That is one of the key points in an article…

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Whirlwind: A book review by Bob Morris

June 6, 2015

Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It John Ferling Bloomsbury Press (2015) How and why the American Revolution “was caused and driven by economic factors and colonists’ desire to control their destiny” I was and remain intrigued…

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The Quartet: A book review by Bob Morris

May 22, 2015

The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 Joseph J. Ellis Knopf (2015) A brilliant analysis of “arguably the most creative and consequential act of political leadership in American history” Many people still do not as yet know that that…

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Bill of Rights: A book review by Bob Morris

May 19, 2015

The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America’s Liberties Carol Serkin Simon & Schuster (2015) How and why the Bill of Rights “is the most important element in the Constitution” Once the war for independence from Britain had been…

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