Archive for millard-fillmore
Exit Stage Left
In the wake of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez winning the Democratic primary in the 14th congressional district of New York, a lot of centrists have been losing their minds. Joe Lieberman wrote in the Wall Street Journal that Ocasio-Cortez’s win might “hurt[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Forgotten Know-Nothing Voter
The Know-Nothing movement came to fruition in the mid-1850s as a secret society that believed that a Catholic invasion was taking over the United States through an influx of Irish and German immigrants. The name comes from when members stated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Old Rough and Ready – Part Five: The Rate of the Ready
And with that, we conclude “Old Rough and Ready,” Two Party Opera’s take on the life and legacy of Zachary Taylor. Hope you enjoyed it and a very happy birthday to our nation’s 12th president!
Old Rough and Ready – Part One: The Rough and the Ready
This week, Two Party Opera will be bringing you another mini history story – this time, condensing the entire life and legacy of Zachary Taylor into five comics, concluding with the marking of his 233rd birthday this Friday. So sit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Failure to Compromise
Chief of Staff John Kelly mentioned in an interview this week that the Civil War was caused because of the “lack of ability to compromise.” Look, I have what some may consider more nuanced opinions over the Civil War, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Education Presidents
Classic Millard Fillmore Compromise
On this day in 1850, Millard Fillmore took the oath of office after Zachary Taylor died of cholera. If the Civil War could have been prevented, the death of Zachary Taylor made it inevitable. Taylor, one of the largest slave[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…