Vern ScottWhat Donald Trump Could Learn from Old Television WesternsLately, I’ve been feasting on old Television Westerns, which seem to be an affirmation of an old American value-system…1) Truth 2)…6d ago6d ago
Vern ScottThe Uncomfortable Similarities Between Donald Trump and Andrew JacksonPOPULISM, HATRED OF “ELITES”, LOST-CAUSE/“STATES RIGHTS” ARGUMENTS, MARGINALIZATION OF NON-WHITE MINORITIES would seem to be the themes of…Jul 18Jul 18
Vern ScottHow Martin Luther’s Protestantism Became a Faith-Based Old Testament CultThe year is 1517, and Martin Luther has just posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenburg Catholic Church. Protestant reformers were…Jul 5Jul 5
Vern ScottBounty Land Grants for Revolution and War of 1812 Veterans Shaped our Nation’s Development……FOR BETTER OR WORSE. The 1783 Treaty of Paris (which somehow gave the Colonies all the land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi…Jun 1Jun 1
Vern ScottDivergent Forces That Shaped Our 1787 Constitution……WHICH WAS NEEDED TO RAISE TAXES TO PAY FOR THE “WAR AGAINST TAXES”. There is a great deal of revisionist misinformation floating around…May 2May 2
Vern ScottElon Musk: Capitalist Tech-Hero or Power-Hungry Sociopathic Menace?Ok, credit where it is due, Musk has done an incredible job promoting clean energy. He’d have you believe he “founded” PayPal and Tesla…Apr 192Apr 192
Vern ScottSir Isaac Newton-the Really Religious Guy Who Invented Much of Science and Math…Ok, Sir Isaac Newton didn’t singlehandedly invent Science and Math, but he pretty much invented Classical Physics, and the British Royal…Apr 13Apr 13
Vern ScottHastings and Other Historic Battlefields of Importance…That Can’t Be Located!The critical historic battlefields of Chalons (451 AD, Europe saved from Attila the Hun), Tours (732 AD, Europe saved from Moorish…Apr 11Apr 11
Vern ScottWas Gunsmoke’s Miss Kitty a Ho’?AND OTHER THINGS YOU MIGHT’VE WONDERED ABOUT 60s WESTERNS.Apr 10Apr 10
Vern Scott1840s Elephant Trainer and Witness to 1864 Cheyenne Massacre……THE STORY OF B.F. THOMAS. Benjamin Franklin Thomas was a quiet man, born in Pennsylvania Quaker country in 1820. He became an elephant…Apr 2Apr 2