Public Memory

The events of January 6, 2021, marked a pivotal moment in American history, as a large group of individuals breached the United States Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. This unprecedented attack on a symbol of democracy resulted in significant political and social ramifications. As educators and historians analyze these events, it is essential to understand the context leading up to that day, including the role of misinformation, political rhetoric, and the broader societal divisions that fueled the unrest.

On March 14, 1912, Hillsville, Virginia, native Floyd Allen (1856–1913) was convicted of three criminal charges: assault, maiming, and the rescue of prisoners in custody. What had begun as a scuffle between Allen's nephews over a young woman ended with him being charged as the guilty party after he allegedly hit a deputy in the head with a pistol.

Do you feel like you keep missing opportunities to do better? Are you stuck in a sluggish routine that dampens your productivity? Emotional intelligence is the key to many of life’s most important doors: personal motivation and success, improved self-discipline, effortless charisma, and even improved presentation and memory skills!

John Locke's theory of toleration is generally seen as advocating the privatization of religion. This interpretation has become conventional wisdom: secularization is widely understood as entailing the privatization of religion, and the separation of religion from power. This audiobook turns that conventional wisdom on its head and argues that Locke secularizes religion, that is, makes it worldly, public, and political. In the name of diverse citizenship, Locke reconstructs religion as persuasion, speech, and fashion.

Do you know what separates leaders from losers? Now, I want you to think for a second. What do you think separates super-successful people from the rest of the crowd? Is it money? Maybe fame? Or maybe they are just gifted? I will tell you this: If you take everything - all the money, fame, even talents - from a person who has built his or her success from early-career days, this person will build back everything and even more.