In Alexander Haig Fashion, Trump Tells Reporters He’s in Charge of Bibi Netanyahu
Most of you are no doubt too young to remember, or perhaps don't even care. But, in 1981, when President...
Gary McCarty
Gary McCarty is a retired journalist and communications specialist. He holds degrees in world history, U.S. history and journalism.
View Trump Carved into Mt. Rushmore, Per His Wish
President Trump is spending the night at South Dakota's Mt. Rushmore to deliver a speech and greet July Fourth. What...
Trump Foreign Investment Claims Pierce Hyperbole Stratosphere
Almost every time he speaks, President Trump touts his unheard-of success in winning foreign investments since taking office. I think...
Jefferson and Adams: July 4th Marks 200th Anniversary of Their Deaths
In the early afternoon of July 4, 1826, as church bells rang across America to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of...
It’s World UFO Day: Roswell Celebrates 79 Years Since the Famous Crash Landing
World UFO Day, celebrated globally on July 2nd, holds an incredibly literal and cultural connection to Roswell, New Mexico. The...
Confessions of a Soccer, er, Futbol Naïf
Prior to this year's FIFA World Cup, being held here in North America, I think I'd spent about five minutes...
American, French Revolutions Took Different Paths in the 18th Century
History often treats the American and French Revolutions as twin siblings of the Enlightenment—born from the same philosophical womb, nurtured...
So Much for the Separation of Bank and State
President Trump pocketed $2.2 billion in 2025, with $1.4 billion coming from a cryptocurrency firm he opened with his sons....
Thomas Jefferson and the Document That Changed the World
Picture a young man, just 33 years old, sitting alone in a second-floor rented room in Philadelphia during the sweltering...
Canada Opens Bridge to Nowhere, Thanks to Trump
The Gordie Howe Bridge -- named after Canada's hockey great -- connects Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit, Michigan. Financed completely by...
