121 years ago today (in fact nearly to the hour I write this), the then Assistant Secretary of the Navy (!), Theodore Roosevelt ordered the Pacific Squadron of Commodore George Dewey to ready for an attack of the Spanish fleet docked in Manilla. That’s right: Before the Congress acted and without anyone’s knowledge, this warmonger…
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This is a recording of a lecture/class discussion on the turn of the century debate on the legitimacy (or lack thereof) of American overseas expansionism. I cite and reference to a large extent the great work of Stephen Kinzer on the subject matter found in: Enjoy.
Exceptional pilot proposal and parody of “Undercover Boss” featuring the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The assembled team even got kicked out of the Jewel supermarket for filming in the meat section. Dedication.
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