Tag Archives: Nationalism

Together We Will Stand

Together We Will Standby Michael DoyleThere is now in this time of historyA grain going against the orthodoxyThat states that the power rests in populismDespite the modern move against nationalismToday, a certain set wishes our knees to bowAs if to … Continue reading

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Idylls of the Progressive Age

Continuing in this look at American History. Idylls of the Progressive Age by Michael Doyle Theodore Roosevelt rose to the presidency Upon the assassination of William McKinley A cowboy rode into the White House that day Formidable and enthusiastic in … Continue reading

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Globalization and Its Discontents

There is a struggle going on between those who seek to dominate the world under what started as the seemingly benign polices of globalization and those of us who get the need to foster cooperation but remain patriotic to our … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Byron and Goethe – Giuseppe Mazzini

The Italian activist and journalist Giuseppe Mazzini was born on June 22, 1805.  Before his death on March 10, 1872, he spearhead the Italian revolutionary movement.  In so doing, he helped bring about an independent and united Italy in place … Continue reading

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