Tag: Andrew Jackson
Steve Flowers: Negative ads work and always have
Over the years, many of you have lamented to me and said, “I am so tired of seeing all negative ads with...
Gary Palmer urges college students to read history
On Monday evening Congressman Gary Palmer spoke to the University of Alabama College Republicans. In the meeting, Palmer advised the students to read books,...
Will Sellers: In defense of the Electoral College
This article originally appeared in City Journal.
I came of age politically with the 1968 presidential election. Alabama governor George Wallace was running...
Martin Dyckman: It’s always about the money
The Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts wrote a powerful case for Donald Trump's impeachment, in the style of an open letter to the "Dear...
Darryl Paulson: Obama’s electoral legacy: After 8 years, we get a...
(Part 2 of the Obama legacy)
With the inauguration of Donald Trump, it is a good time to review the electoral impact of eight years...
Jac VerSteeg: Put Donald Trump on a counterfeit bill
They did it to Andrew Jackson. They did it to John Wayne. They did it to John U. Lloyd.
Who?
John U. Lloyd is not usually...
Darryl Paulson: Voters don’t understand or like the Electoral College
Here are a few basic facts about the electoral-college system. First, very few voters understand how it works. Second, most voters hate the system....
Martin Dyckman: Smart Republicans need to start thinking, acting on their...
In 1789, as the new United States of America was just taking root, Thomas Jefferson wrote to a friend that "If I could not...