Toqueville on Democracy in America

The great advantage of the Americans is, that they have arrived at a state of democracy without having to endure a democratic revolution; and that they are born equal, instead of becoming so – Alexis de Toqueville, Democracy in AmericaHonestly, I’m very disturbed by the latter part of the quote , “that they (Americans) are [...]

On Liberalism

In his influential work, THE LIBERAL TRADITION IN AMERICA :An Interpretation of American Political Thought Since the Revolution , Louis Hartz defines liberalism in the following words, One can use the term ‘Liberal Reform’ to describe the Western movement which emerged toward the end of the nineteenth century to adapt classical liberalism to the purposes [...]

Quote du Jour

Liberty is the greatest blessing that men enjoy, and slavery the heaviest curse that human nature is capable of…Those who are governed at the will of another, or others, and whose property may be taken from them by taxes or otherwise without their own consent and against their wills are in the miserable condition of [...]

Noll’s lecture on Race, Religion, and American Politics

Mark A. Noll, perhaps the most proninent Christian Historian in American soil, gave a series of lecture on “Race, Religion, and American Politics from Nat Turner to George W. Bush” at Princeton University. Click here to listen Part 1: “The Bible, Slavery, and the Irrepressible Conflict` Pt 2 – Race, Religion, and American Politics from [...]

Vernon Louis Parrington (1871–1929)

For many contemporary historians, Vernon Louis Parrington, was the greatest literary historian in America. A two-time graduate from Harvard University, 1893 and in 1897 respectively. Upon graduating from Harvard, he was hired as an instructor of English and Modern Languages at the University of Oklahoma. Parrington is known for his Pultitzer winning magisterial work for [...]

Obama, The Charismatic American!

From the outset, Barack Obama presents himself to the public, the American people with a messianic message. His message is rooted in the American dream. Obama’s campaign is nothing less than a movement. His movement carries a messianic overtone, signaling the time for change has arrived in the American soil. The Obama encountered in the [...]