Tag Archives: history

Time to “Orban” Trump (Gary Krenz)

Posted on April 14, 2026 by gdkrenz

There has been much good commentary on Magyar’s decisive victory over Orban in Hungary. It will take some time to sort out various lessons, but as Anne Applebaum suggests in this piece, “Illiberalism is not Inevitable,” in The Atlantic, perhaps … Continue reading →

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Trump’s – not Adam Smith’s – “Invisible Hand” (Gary Krenz)

Posted on April 1, 2026 by gdkrenz

Robert Reich in his substack recently reminded us that this year is the 250th anniversary not only of the US but also of Adam Smith’s monumental work, The Wealth of Nations. The one idea that most people know from this … Continue reading →

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America’s 250th Part Two (Barb Krenz)

Posted on March 21, 2026 by barbkrenz

Sometimes it’s hard to breathe.  Like when I focus on the intense destruction that Trump and his sycophantic minions are foisting on the country, and the world.  A hopelessness can wash through and around everything else that is a part … Continue reading →

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America’s 250th Part One (Barb Krenz)

Posted on March 16, 2026 by barbkrenz

My husband, Gary, and I went to a great exhibit at The New York Historical (wish they hadn’t dropped the “Society” from their name because what is historical modifying now?  But I digress.)  It was part remind-me-of-what-I always-knew review, and … Continue reading →

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Self-evident truths (Declaration musings II) (Gary Krenz)

Posted on January 1, 2026 by gdkrenz

Happy New Year! In this second musing on the Declaration of Independence (the first is here), I would like to reflect on the document’s core ideals and what they might mean for the renewal of our democracy today. I ended … Continue reading →

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A submission of facts to a candid world (Declaration musings I) (Gary Krenz)

Posted on December 31, 2025 by gdkrenz

Happy New Year! Tomorrow we enter the year of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. There will be much to review and discuss about America’s Revolution (I haven’t watched the Ken Burns documentary yet but look forward to it); … Continue reading →

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Coin sets and white male supremacy (Gary Krenz)

Posted on December 14, 2025 by gdkrenz

If you would like evidence that the ultimate goal of the Trump Administration and MAGA leadership is a white-male-supremacist society, look no further than the Treasury Department’s release of designs for the US Mint coin set commemorating the nation’s 250th … Continue reading →

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Higher education in the age of Garfield (Gary Krenz)

Posted on December 8, 2025 by gdkrenz

Here is a parochial footnote to my post on “Death By Lightning.”  As I said in that post, Garfield was intent on ending the spoils system and professionalizing the civil service. This was in line with a dramatic increase in … Continue reading →

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Our American Heritage (Gary Krenz)

Posted on December 7, 2025 by gdkrenz

Barb and I just finished watching the mini-series about the assassination of President James Garfield, Death by Lightning. It’s on Netflix, and if you are able to watch it, I highly recommend it. There is much to say about it and … Continue reading →

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Phil Klay’s moral analysis of the boat strikes (Gary Krenz)

Posted on December 6, 2025 by gdkrenz

There was an outstanding op-ed in the NYT yesterday by Phil Klay, “What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes.” It is a thoughtful moral analysis of a sort that we too-seldom see in the press. Klay speaks of … Continue reading →

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