Immigration history

King Charles Forces the Puritans to America

Robert W. Merry — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 23:15:36 +0000

King Charles Forces the Puritans to America Robert W. Merry Sun, 02/11/2024 - 18:15

“Irish Need Not Apply”

Edwin S. Grosvenor — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:34:27 +0000

“Irish Need Not Apply” Edwin S. Grosvenor Sat, 07/31/2021 - 08:34

A Nation of Immigrants

Edwin S. Grosvenor — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:28:31 +0000

A Nation of Immigrants Edwin S. Grosvenor Sat, 07/31/2021 - 08:28

Escape from the Warsaw Ghetto

Judy Batalion — Fri, 21 May 2021 17:35:04 +0000

Escape from the Warsaw Ghetto Judy Batalion Fri, 05/21/2021 - 13:35

Mary Trump: The Lucky Lass from Stornoway

Nina Burleigh — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:39:36 +0000

Mary Trump: The Lucky Lass from Stornoway Nina Burleigh Tue, 02/19/2019 - 12:39

“Hail, Liberty!”

David McCullough — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:23:31 +0000

“Hail, Liberty!” David McCullough Fri, 02/17/2017 - 08:23

The Immigrant Experience

Kevin Baker — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:06:01 +0000

The Immigrant Experience Kevin Baker Fri, 01/21/2011 - 06:06

A Nation of Immigrants

Bernard A. Weisberger — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:28:48 +0000

A Nation of Immigrants Bernard A. Wei… Fri, 01/21/2011 - 04:28

Welcome To America

Marvin Gelfand — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:11:30 +0000

Welcome To America Marvin Gelfand Fri, 01/21/2011 - 04:11

A Thought About Dissent

Ellen Feldman — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:36:03 +0000

A Thought About Dissent Ellen Feldman Mon, 09/26/2005 - 19:36

My recent comments about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Bonus March seem to have incited two of my fellow bloggers to entries of their own. They were not in agreement with my views. I will not address the political issues, but I do apologize for my historical mistake. As Frederic Schwarz observed, the Bonus Marchers were not still there when FDR took office. Some of them had returned.

The dissents, however, did set me thinking. I am a runner. I usually jog around the Reservoir in Central Park, and while I still thrill to the sight of the New York skyline to the south, even four years later I cannot help noticing the gap where the Twin Towers used to be. There is an irony to this hole in the cityscape, and in the entire nation. Like most New Yorkers, I never regarded the towers as icons of the city. That role was reserved for the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings. 9/11, of course, changed all that.

On weekends, however, I run along a country lane, quiet but not deserted, another view of America. As I round a bend in the road, there is usually a car parked in a driveway. The car wears a bumper sticker. The message on the sticker is only three words, but each time I see them, I have the same reaction. My knees pump harder, my lungs expand, and I feel a surge of energy. Even my Cairn terrier, who, like most Americans, came here from somewhere else—Scotland in her case—picks up the pace. The bumper sticker reads, “Dissent Is Patriotic.”

Immigration history

King Charles Forces the Puritans to America

“Irish Need Not Apply”

A Nation of Immigrants

Escape from the Warsaw Ghetto

Mary Trump: The Lucky Lass from Stornoway

“Hail, Liberty!”

The Immigrant Experience

A Nation of Immigrants

Welcome To America

A Thought About Dissent

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