Sitemap - 2023 - In My Opinion
The Stakes, Not the Odds: #PO1135809 Is Poisoning the Blood of America
After Johnny: From Permanent Indian Frontier to Wounded Knee
The Stakes, Not the Odds: Politicizing the Government
Jamestown Wasn’t “The Beginning”
After Johnny: From Emancipation to Plessy
The Stakes, Not the Odds: #PO1135809 and the World
IF We Build It, Will They Come?
After Johnny: "Money . . . That’s What I Want"
After Johnny: From the Farm to the City
The Rot Starts at the Top, but Doesn't End There
Authoritarianism Around the World
After Johnny – From Innovator to Robber Baron
Has #PO1135809 Broken the United States?
Israel is Not the United States
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
William and Mary Campus Center
“This Ancestor Went to Market…”
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. . . SHUTDOWN!!
Happy “Glenn Youngkin Will Never Be President” Day to Those Who Celebrate
"Russia, If You're Listening . . . "
What's International Law Got To Do With It?
The First Rough Draft of History
Mozart Called it “The King of Instruments”
It's History Time for me at Osher
Separation of Church and State
What I Learned in School Today
Vote for the Party, Not the Person
All History is Revisionist History
Another Day, Another Osher Class
It’s Not Just PO#P01135809 Anymore
The “United Nation-State” of America?
Nation, State, and Nation-State
Coming This Fall to a Campus Near . . . Me!
Hillary was Right – About Everything
Everything’s Connected to Everything
The Fight for Virginia Senate District #26
Strength -- "Pirates of the Caribbean" Version
The Bill of Rights is not a Suicide Pact
State and Local Elections Matter
Lifelong Learning at . . . Christopher Newport University?
Air Conditioning Created the Modern GOP
The World is Searching for Peace in Ukraine
Local Stories Have Global Significance
Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks . . . if They Want to Learn
The Complexity that is the State of Israel
Local News is Sometimes Personal
Religion and Politics in America
International Relations at Chautauqua
Some Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Case
We Need Europe and Europe Needs Us
One More Thing About Political Parties
Prigozhin and Putin and Moscow, Oh My!
The United States has a Two-Party System. Get Over It
June 19, 2023: Fast . . . and Slow
Representation is the Bedrock of Democracy
The Value of a Local Newspapaer
This is Not Your Mother’s Blackboard
The Past Isn't Dead; It's Not Even Past
Osher Shared Interest Groups (SIGS)
Testing the Capacity of a Clown Car
The Military-Industrial Complex on Steroids
Virginia Gets Today's Booby Prize
June Is Bustin' Out All Over (well, almost)
The GOP Clowns are Terrifying Unfunny
Elections Have Consequences, International Edition
Osher Wants to Help You Live Well
The World Today: World Roundup: May 8-9 2023
It’s Summertime, Summertime, Sum-Sum-Summer Time
Peddle the Parkway And Get a Ticket
How to We Know Fox “News” is Lying? They’re Talking
The Continuing Search for the Past
Happy “Find Out Friday” to You
O Frabjous Day, Callooh! Callay!
Great Decisions #8: How will the United States respond to China's growing global presence?
March 23: Great Decisions #7: Iran and the Gulf States
Great Decisions #6: Economic Warfare
There's Always Time for History in Williamsburg
Great Decisions #5: Elections in Latin America
Great Decisions #4: Energy Geopolitics
February 23: Great Decisions #3: War Crimes: what are they? How can they be prosecuted?
George Washington Really Did Sleep Here
An Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks if the Old Dog Wants to Learn
Great Decisions #2: Climate Migration
Great Decisions #1: Global Famine
History is Always Just Around the Corner
Black History Month . . . and Ron DeSantis . . . and Tyre Nichols
The Foreign Policy Association’s "Great Decisions" Program
Tricky Dick Broke the Presidency
World Trouble Spots I Know Nothing About: Part 1
Advanced Placement African-American History
It’s Great to Live in a College Town
What Should They Know of England, Who Only England Know?
Local -- It's Where the Action Is
What Osher Can Learn from the NFL
Commentary on That $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Three of These Things Belong Together
Historic Sites and Sea-Level Rise