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<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, American history is an irreversible force, ever-progressing and changing the course of human history. Within the past five years alone, America established the first modern democratic state in the Middle East and elected the first African-American president in history.

2009-09-16T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor’s Note: This exclusive back-to-school piece from Bill Bennett first appeared in the September 2009 issue of Townhall magazine. Click here... 49f73df8-64f5-479b-bbe8-9ab56a6f4e45

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The following is a transcript from the Bennett Morning's radio show this morning.

2007-04-17T14:50:48-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett The following is a transcript from the Bennett Morning's radio show this morning. We’re talking about yesterday in Blacksburg. Some people, it... d715af32-ad80-46fe-848a-c1bb635c0da7

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> As the depression following the Panic of 1873 deepened, President Grant came under extreme pressure to inflate the currency. Debtors, especially in the western states, cried out for relief from Washington.

2006-10-23T14:14:19-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett As the depression following the Panic of 1873 deepened, President Grant came under extreme pressure to inflate the currency. Debtors, especially... 89ef6a5e-5321-4858-9f4e-4b68931fd38b

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> When Lincoln declared the slaves in rebel hands “shall be, then, thenceforward, and forever free,” he had carefully exempted from his proclamation vast territories then under Union control.

2006-10-16T00:00:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett When Lincoln declared the slaves in rebel hands “shall be, then, thenceforward, and forever free,” he had carefully exempted from his proclamation... bd7b6ccf-1f8e-41a4-b80a-a9734e97a77c

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> On 8 November 1861, Captain Charles Wilkes intercepted a British mail steamer, the Trent. Instead of hauling the ship, passengers, and crew before a federal magistrate for adjudication, Wilkes took it upon himself to arrest two Confederate diplomats—former U.S. Senators James Mason and John Slidell—and their secretaries.

2006-10-09T13:32:01-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett On 8 November 1861, Captain Charles Wilkes intercepted a British mail steamer, the Trent. Instead of hauling the ship, passengers, and crew before... 33faddba-8789-43a3-a804-b014d9a4b125

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> Extreme abolitionists like John Brown were in no way willing to place slavery on the path of ultimate extinction. They demanded action and they demanded it now.

2006-10-02T00:00:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Extreme abolitionists like John Brown were in no way willing to place slavery on the path of ultimate extinction. They demanded action and they... 3998b24d-d246-4fbc-ab93-75b388a6eefa

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> Women liked Clay because he liked them. And he took them seriously. He was charming, soft-spoken, and reasonable. In an age of passionate intensity, Clay’s efforts to preserve the union—and peace—through reason and persuasion struck a responsive chord, especially with women.

2006-09-25T13:13:14-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett When Henry Clay visited New Orleans in 1844, a local newspaper, the Tropic, had great fun with the great Kentuckian. It published as a spoof a... 1acdf947-2b34-4302-ad4a-f452f550925a

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> Lincoln grieved at the toll the grinding trench warfare was taking on the Union forces—and the entire Union. For Lincoln did not simply mourn Northern losses.

2006-08-28T00:00:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... deb64182-f56a-4e55-8068-b111d9608511

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> Most discussion of the Constitution and religion today focuses naturally on the First Amendment, but...

2006-08-14T00:04:36-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... f0e7dbd6-ab21-4fc6-92ae-692161f95bc5

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> If Jews are the canaries in the coalmine of how a civilization, state, or country will treat religious or ethnic minorities, what is Israel — the only democratic state in the Middle East, and the only Jewish state in the world? For several years now, I have been asking the question: Will our culture and the international community allow us to fight the war we need to fight to prevail? An interim answer to that question is now playing out for Israel, our international canary in the darkest of mines.

2006-08-11T10:49:17-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett If Jews are the canaries in the coalmine of how a civilization, state, or country will treat religious or ethnic minorities, what is Israel — the... e6b5c94d-bbe7-4a05-b441-b442921a5a3c

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> What is disproportion in the Middle East? How should one state respond to multi-state-sponsored terror?

2006-07-26T00:00:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett From the precincts of the European Union to the United Nations to the editorial pages in the United States, it is being argued that Israel’s... b21ab94b-a441-4f67-81cb-4c56c429f6c8

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> When word came of the final ratification of the Treaty of Paris, a treaty in which American independence was fully recognized, the British agreed to evacuate New York and Charleston.

2006-07-24T00:00:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... 25b3251c-1dea-41f4-abe9-3a5ab7da2e5c

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The tenth in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-07-10T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... bd452e26-967c-45de-8532-df0f2aad16e9

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The ninth in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-07-04T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... 006ceda8-c1bd-4b89-b7b8-be8d7b4ddda2

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The eighth in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-06-27T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... 69c30c4d-43ae-4bbd-a7c3-76f4e6db0c29

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The seventh in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-06-20T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... 2a4f6723-dfe3-4bc2-a742-2803aec20949

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The sixth in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-06-13T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last month. The book can be... 214a5c68-a28c-4a55-9831-6748aab91e7f

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The fifth in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-06-08T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last week. The book can be... ce849720-cf2d-4ec6-bac1-497bc6012f38

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The fourth in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-05-30T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released last week. The book can be... 19da4d39-d5cf-4c11-90f4-ea63df6a91fb

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/billbennett/'>Bill Bennett Column</a><br /> The third in a series of exclusive excerpts from Bill Bennett's next bestseller, America: The Last Best Hope.

2006-05-23T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-23T12:16:06Z Bill Bennett Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Bill Bennett’s latest book, America: The Last Best Hope, released today. The book can be purchased...