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How to Host a National Convention
On August 7, 2024 by ElyseSome politicos among you may be looking forward to the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago the way normal people look forward to the Super Bowl (without the entertaining commercials) or a Taylor Swift concert (without the dance moves or costume changes). Preparations have been underway for more than a year, and the festivities (mayhem?)
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How Old Is Too Old?
On July 24, 2024 by ElyseThe United States appears to have settled the question of “how old is too old to run for president,” but what about “how old is too old to vote?” Mrs. Lydia A. Sharpless of Whittier, Cal., 104 years old, is the oldest woman voter in the United States. She was the first woman to register
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Clip of the Week: June 29, 2022
On June 29, 2022 by ElyseStay tuned until the end for some shameless self-promotion! This is what happens when women aren’t allowed to vote: A funny incident happened at a Parliamentary election in Cork a few years ago. The contest lay between two rivals, both Nationalist candidates. The wives of four voters whose political views differed from those of their
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20th-Century Hot Takes
On June 3, 2020 by ElyseI can say very confidently that the following words, which you are about to read, are very accurate and hopefully, very interesting. – Bob, 1976 This is not Second Glance History’s mission statement, although perhaps it should be. These words were, in fact, penned in 1976 by my father, Bob, in a biographical essay he
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2020 Presidential Endorsement
On March 11, 2020 by ElyseYou might not have heard, but the U.S. is in the midst of a teeny, tiny, not-at-all-consequential presidential election. And not everyone is excited about a field limited to three white, septuagenarian men. If you’re on the verge of chucking your TV out the window next time you see a campaign ad, allow me to