In a recent entry on the Huffington Post , Michael Meranze, History Professor at UCLA, quotes Jefferson and cites his epitaph in arguing against cuts in state spending on education at all levels in California. Read it at the Huffington Post More Jefferson quotes on education
Just in time for July 4, the annual run of Jefferson-related articles starts rolling in: The New York Times - Time Wastes Too Fast Wall Street Journal - Two Centuries On, a Cryptologist Cracks a Presidential Code Wall Street Journal - Thomas Jefferson, Musician New Yorker - July 4th Cartoon Caption...
In her latest piece for the New York Times , Maira Kalman presents a moving and funny homage to Jefferson and Monticello following a recent visit to Charlottesville. Reader reaction has been very positive. Over 250 comments posted were in under 24 hours, with many including references to past and...
Guest commentary. What an effort, my dear Sir, of bigotry in Politics & Religion have we gone through! The barbarians really flattered themselves they should be able to bring back the times of Vandalism, when ignorance put everything into the hands of power & priestcraft. --Thomas Jefferson...
<p><strong>Guest commentary</strong></p> <blockquote><em>I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free...
In seeking to set a new tone for relations between the United States and the Muslim world, President Obama invoked the words of Thomas Jefferson and referenced Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), who used Jefferson's personal copy of the Koran, rather than a bible, for his swearing-in ceremony...
Guesty commentary Economists have not-as a general rule-been kind to Jefferson or his financial legacy, preferring instead Hamilton for stabilizing the nation’s weak post-war finances and Adams for avoiding costly commercial or military conflict. They have a point, and even sympathetic historians...
Guesty commentary Financial crises are nothing new in American history. The Panic of 1819 was the first of them, and it was one about which Jefferson had strong feelings. For several years, he had been watching the unregulated banking system of the time careen wildly out of control and predicted...
What make of car would Jefferson drive? What make of car would Jefferson drive? (use "Other" to suggest model or a make/model not listed) ( poll ) Post a comment with your suggestion.
Invocations and indictments of Jefferson often appear in unlikely places. But in relation to a remake of a corny 1970s TV space saga? Hmm. Seems like a jump worthy of an FTL drive. But if you like history, science fiction, or literary criticism, you might enjoy this Sarah Yahm review of the series...
