Essays
December 16, 2016
By Winstead on December 1, 2016 Washington Independent Book Review When future historians look back at this 2016 election season, what will stand out is the vociferously binary nature of the political discourse about — and between—the presidential candidates. One can hope that come, say, 2060, those historians will see what lessons we […]
December 2, 2016
By Winstead on December 2, 2016 Dallas lawyer Talmage Boston’s first brush with presidential history came from his mom’s gift on his seventh birthday: trading cards with photos of presidents and facts about their time in office. The Winstead shareholder took a much deeper dive into the world of presidential historians in more […]
November 21, 2016
By Winstead on November 21, 2016 Cross-Examining History In honor of the 2016 election, Talmage Boston joined the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles for this episode of “The Modern Law Library.: He talked about this labor of love; the importance of considering historical context when judging a president’s actions; and what past history may tell us […]