Author: andrei

I was recently asked to review a new book which claims that mental illness helped some of the most powerful moral and political leaders in history to achieve greatness. The…

Although Abraham Lincoln never lived in my home state of Ohio, his connections to the Buckeye State are nonetheless many and deep. Lincoln’s second Secretary of War (Edwin Stanton) and…

About one year ago, the famous actor Daniel Day-Lewis was named by director Steven Spielberg to star in the Spielberg’s biographical film about Abraham Lincoln. Filming has been under way…

About one year ago, the famous actor Daniel Day-Lewis was named by director Steven Spielberg to star in the Spielberg’s biographical film about Abraham Lincoln. Filming has been under way…

A little more than two years ago a mashup novel purporting to reveal the secret life of Abraham Lincoln landed in bookstores throughout the world. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” by…

July 2, 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important pieces of legislation in the history of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln…

When the Congressmen and Senators (mostly Democrats) of the Southern states chose to resign from the legislative branch of government when secession began in 1860, the door was left wide…

Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL and www.slashfilm.com, here is the first official image of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis in full make up as…

The American Civil War holds the fascination of millions of people throughout our nation as well as around the world. There is almost a romantic attachment to it for many…

September 17, 2012 marked the 225th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution, the document which remains the law of the land in our republic. To commemorate the…