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Tag Archives: Fred Zilian
Anne Hutchinson: Founding Mother of Religious Tolerance
Three hundred eighty years ago, the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony convicted Anne Hutchinson of heresy and banished her from the colony. More than just a founding mother of Portsmouth, RI, she can be considered a founding mother of … Continue reading
Building American Civicism
(A version of this essay was published as “What It Means to Be a Good Citizen in the Age of Colin Kaepernick” by TheHill.com, on 11-17-17.) GQ’s recent selection of Colin Kaepernick as a “man of the year,” specifically “citizen … Continue reading
A “Chinese Century” of Leadership in Clean Energy?
(This essay was originally published as “We are paving the way for Chinese dominance in clean energy,” by The Hill [online] on November 12, 2017.) For early baby-boomers, the federal government’s release on November 3 of the comprehensive science report … Continue reading
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Tagged China and clean energy, China and climate change, China and rare earth minerals, China One Belt, clean energy technologies, dirty fuels, Fred Zilian, Made in China 2025, National Climate Assessment, One Road, science report on climate 2017, US and China competition on energy technology
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America the Unexceptional
(This essay was originally published as “American Exceptionalism seems to be in retreat,” by the Newport Daily News on June 10, 2017.) With his recent statement of intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris Accord on climate change, … Continue reading
The US Enters World War I
(This essay was originally published as “April 6, 1917: The US Goes ‘Over There’”, in the Newport Daily News on April 6, 2017.) One hundred years ago today, the United States declared war on Germany, joining the war almost three … Continue reading
Trump: White American Cincinnatus
(This essay was originally published as “Is Trump the 21st Century Cincinnatus?” by the History News Network [online] on February 26, 2017) In dire times the ancient Romans would appoint a dictator, giving him unchecked power to lead the Roman … Continue reading
Civility: An Essential of Civilization
(This essay was originally published as “Civilization is Dependent upon Civility,” February 11, 2017, in the Newport Daily News.) The growing incivility in American civilization has finally hit home for me. For the first time, someone posted a comment with … Continue reading
An American Creed?
(This essay was originally published as “Do We Need an American Creed?” on January 15, 2017, by the online History News Network.) After such a harsh, uncivil election season and with a new presidency approaching, the necessity of reaffirming an … Continue reading
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Tagged American beliefs, American creed, American ideas, Americanism, Fred Zilian
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Move Over Lone Ranger; Here Comes Martin Luther King
(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on January 16, 2017.) About twenty years ago, I attended a conference in California where we discussed the ideas of the famous 17th century philosopher-scientist Francis Bacon. I learned much … Continue reading
British and Hessian Forces Occupy Newport, Aquidneck Island
(This essay was originally published as “Dec. 8, 1776: Newport Invaded,” on December 8, 2016, by the Newport Daily News.) Two hundred and forty years ago today, British and Hessian forces landed and occupied Aquidneck Island, beginning a nearly three-year … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, Aquidneck Island in colonial period, Battle of Rhode Island, British Occupation of Newport, British strategy in Revolutionary War, colonial Newport, Dec. 8, December 8, Fred Zilian, Frederick MacKenzie, George Washington, Hessians in Newport, Mary Gould Almy, Narragansett Bay in Revolutionary War, Newport, Revolutionary War and Newport, Samuel Freebody
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