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David Blight

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The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution

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By Robert George, David Blight, Annette Gordon-Reed
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, the National Constitution Center convenes three of the country’s leading scholars for a timely and reflective conversation on the founding principles that continue to shape American constitutional democracy. David Blight, Robert P.
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AMERICA AT 250:   Misreading a nation's morals can turn catastrophic

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By David Blight
| Peabody Gazette-Bulletin Verified
America at 250 Seldom was a president so out of touch with public opinion, biographer Larry Gara wrote of Franklin Pierce, the 14th American to hold the office of chief executive. He failed to recognize the national mood shifting even as the country’s political party system unraveled, the union teetered on the brink of disaster, and slavery increasingly drove Americans to fear and despise each other, North and South.
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So You Want a Civil War? Let’s Pause to Remember What One Looks Like.

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By David Blight
| Reader Supported News
Today marks the 163rd anniversary of Antietam. Those who say they’re ready for civil war should stop and think about what happened there. So, you say you want a “civil war”?
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