It is ironic that in the National Statuary Hall, in Washington DC, there stands a statue of Junipero Serra amongst the statues of Revolutionary fighters and thinkers. Considering that Father Serra represents everything that the revolutionaries were fighting against, it is all the more remarkable how the frontier was treated in drastically different ways. California is inContinue reading “A People’s History of Alta California and the Bear Flag Republic”
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Why I can support Obama but not vote for him
I wrote an earlier post, where I shared an unpublished letter about how frustrated I was last year in August with President Obama. I cannot consciously vote for President Obama given his stances on a range of issues. He is, in my opinion, not someone who fits well with my conscious. However, I think peopleContinue reading “Why I can support Obama but not vote for him”
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