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Father’s Day

It’s on 20 June this year. Cards and gifts for Dads, and memories of fathers no longer with us; lots of them, sadly, during this grim year.

Jun 14, 2021

Father’s Day

Jun 14, 2021

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Choosing Your Moment

You may have missed it.

Jan 26, 2021

Choosing Your Moment

Jan 26, 2021

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The Post Refuses to Endorse a Candidate

Breaking the practice of decades, the Washington Post announced that in the 2020 election, it would endorse no presidential candidate. Why?

6d ago

The Post Refuses to Endorse a Candidate

6d ago

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Latino Complexities: Why They Help Trump

Understanding why people choose Trump has become my preoccupation. It began when I first heard of Hillary Clinton’s use of the term…

Oct 13

Latino Complexities: Why They Help Trump

Oct 13

Peter Ling
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100 Years of Trying to Do the Right Thing: Happy Birthday, Jimmy Carter

How very different from Trump!

Oct 3

100 Years of Trying to Do the Right Thing: Happy Birthday, Jimmy Carter

Oct 3

Peter Ling
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Do the British Still Have National Pride?

And should history teaching instill it?

Sep 17

Do the British Still Have National Pride?

Sep 17

Peter Ling
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Beyond “Us” and “Them:” An Analysis of Barack Obama’s DNC Speech

The former president used his definition of “them” to invite more Americans to think of themselves as “us.”

Aug 30

Beyond “Us” and “Them:” An Analysis of Barack Obama’s DNC Speech

Aug 30

Peter Ling
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Rhetorical Exercises: An Analysis of Michelle Obama’s Convention Address

A master class in how to connect with the voters

Aug 28

Rhetorical Exercises: An Analysis of Michelle Obama’s Convention Address

Aug 28

Peter Ling
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The Biden Scandal: Presidential Health Matters

Biden has ended his campaign for a second term but remains President until 2025.

Aug 25

The Biden Scandal: Presidential Health Matters

Aug 25

Peter Ling
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UK Politics: A Month of Horrors

Children are stabbed to death and then, racist mobs burn cars and buildings.

Aug 15

UK Politics: A Month of Horrors

Aug 15

Peter Ling

Peter Ling

Historian and biographer but thankfully with a sense of humour. Expert on MLK, JFK, the Civil Rights Movement, and presidential scandals.

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