Above: A Nexstar video on the history of Pride Month. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community has an incredibly rich and dynamic history — one that stretches back as far as the city has been around. Most San Diegans probably have a passing knowledge about some of the city’s LGBTQ+ hotspots, like […]
Bloody Tuesday’s tale, 60 years on, remains still to be widely recognized for its horrors. For reasons of pain, on the parts of those bloodied and beaten, and shame, for Tuscaloosans who allowed or even urged the “daymare” to unfold, as well as failures from media, the events of June 9, 1964 have been talked […]
Fifteen prominent historians filed an amicus brief with the US supreme court, rejecting Donald Trump’s claim in his federal election subversion case that he is immune to criminal prosecution for acts committed as president. Related: US supreme court ‘erred badly’ with Trump ruling, leading US historian says Authorities cited in the document include the founders […]
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t mention Christianity or any specific religion. The Declaration of Independence famously proclaims that people’s rights come from a “Creator” and “Nature’s God” — but doesn’t specify who that is. Yet large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation, and many believe it should be […]
Vladimir Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson showcased his delusions, two Russia experts said. Putin attempted to negate Ukraine’s sovereignty through his version of Russian history. US senators are working to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, but it may not survive the House. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a strange performance fueled by Russian propaganda […]
More than two dozen United States historians have filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of efforts by Colorado and other states to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, arguing that the Constitution’s insurrection clause applies to the former president and front-runner for the GOP nomination. The filing was signed by 25 […]
Twenty-five historians of the civil war and Reconstruction filed a US supreme court brief in support of the attempt by Colorado to remove Donald Trump from the ballot under the 14th amendment, which bars insurrectionists from running for office. Related: Will Trump provoke a crisis of legitimacy for the US supreme court? | Sidney Blumenthal […]
Jan. 18—The state Commission of Public Records and the Records Center and Archives have agreed to pay $22,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by a Santa Fe man who accused the New Mexico state historian of violating his free speech rights by deleting critical comments from the historian’s Facebook page. Plaintiff Daniel Ortiz hailed the […]
President Joe Biden hosted a small group of scholars and historians for lunch on Wednesday as he gears up for a speech framing the upcoming election as a battle for the nation’s democracy. The discussion revolved around “ongoing threats to democracy and democratic institutions both here in America and around the world, as well as […]
As Barton began his presentation, I slipped away to a parlor room at the back of the sanctuary. Connelly wanted me to meet three local pastors who stood for truth. Seated around a large, rectangular folding table were Connelly; Donald Eason, the pastor of Metro Church of Christ in Sterling Heights; Jeffrey Hall, the pastor […]