Purveyor Of Truth, Beauty and Sweat
In the autumn of 1861, farm boys and clerks across northern Illinois answered a call that would define their generation. President Abraham Lincoln, after the fall of Fort Sumter, had asked the loyal states for volunteers to preserve the Union. Illinois responded with overwhelming force. Young men like John Newton Prentice—born May 8, 1842, and just nineteen when he enlisted … Read More
The Board of Peace: Founding, Structure, Members, and Its Breakthrough Success Under Donald Trump This article draws on public reporting and analysis, with particular credit to the detailed video (at bottom of story) presentation by Promethean Action (@PrometheanActn) examining the Board’s recent achievements and the decisive role of economic and institutional leverage. Before I get into this article please take … Read More