Vic Henningsen
CommentatorVic Henningsen is a teacher and historian.
For commentaries from Vic from before April 2013, visit the VPR Archive.
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Troubled times lead to grand schemes.Recently, pundits like David Brooks of The New York Times have called for a new national history to be taught in…
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The so-called tax reform law reminds me of a nightmarish revision of Robin Hood, with the Sheriff of Nottingham skillfully manipulating the good citizens…
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“When they line up for a firing squad they form a circle.” So the late Democratic Congressman Mo Udall despaired when discussing his party’s…
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With their eighteen-hour film on Vietnam airing on PBS, filmmakers Lynn Novick and Ken Burns remind us that this was a war that never goes away – in part…
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I know I’m not the only history teacher who’s been wrestling with profound doubts about what we’ve done or, perhaps, what we haven’t. Given the erosion of…
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Midsummer 1785, and the new nation was drowning in a sea of debt, disorganization, and political and social division. Fearful of a strong central…
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If there’s anything angering liberals more than Donald Trump, it’s his loyal base of unquestioning supporters. “How can people be so blind?” they ask.…
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I’ve often wondered about the standards we expect political candidates to meet. Not the formal requirements of age, citizenship, or length of residence;…
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On an open summit not far from me is an inscription painstakingly carved in stone: Now I Am With You Always. Weathered, partially obscured by lichen, it…
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Despite calls for the president’s removal either by impeachment or invoking the 25th amendment, neither’s likely. Article II of the Constitution specifies…