Author Archives: S.J. Kerrigan

This site began with an article about John F. Kennedy’s presidency, what it meant to the country and what it should mean for us going forward. Yesterday speechwriter Ted Sorensen, a man central to Kennedy’s ideological maturation, passed away a few days ago. I think it’s important to comment on how his vision for a […]

I’ve always hated the phrase “facts are stubborn things” and this election year, its presence is felt everywhere. It’s probably the worst phrase in the modern political discourse. Whenever a candidate or a pundit uses it, you can expect they are about to completely warp or distort those supposedly stubborn facts for their own agenda. […]

John Kennedy is one of my favorite presidents and certainly one of my favorites in the modern era. In a little under three years he had made a significant impact on the mood of the country and the direction of our foreign policy. Most Americans agree with polls regularly placing him among top 5 best […]