Critically Thinkin’ Lincoln: The journey from Hard War to Soft Peace
“There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’ … for the times they are a-changin’.” Bob Dylan could’ve sung these words about Abraham Lincoln and the nation after Fort Sumter.…
Critically Thinkin’ Lincoln: Persuader in Chief
Lincoln had the consummate skills of a lawyer, a politician, and a storyteller. Added to those skills, he had impressive logic. In many cases, Lincoln served himself, the Republican Party,…
Critically Thinkin’ Lincoln: Softly disarming his opponents
I was a member of the Abraham Lincoln fan club as a boy. Dad was a member, too. He taped a Lincoln quote to his bedroom mirror: “My father taught…
Lincoln in a new light: An Independence Day special
Abraham Lincoln had an incredible journey. Two of his speeches show how far he came in his thinking about this country. Lincoln, the revolutionary In January 1848, Congressman Abraham Lincoln…
How Abraham Lincoln helped me understand Confederates from Iowa
Six years ago, I stumbled on to a little-known chapter of Iowa history: residents who left Iowa and served the Confederacy. The men were sometimes mentioned as a historical footnote…