Archive for John Blundell
John Blundell is a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation.This article is adapted from a chapter of his forthcoming book, Ladies for Liberty:Women Who Made a Difference in American History (Algora).
Abolitionist Sisters
Sarah and Angelina Grimké were born into good fortune. Their father, John Grimké, had been a lieutenant colonel in the Revolutionary War and speaker in the South Carolina House of Representatives before becoming a plantation owner and judge on the state Supreme Court. The girls could look forward to a life of ease. In front [...]
25May2011 | John Blundell | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Miracle of Privatization
When I was a small boy I used to bicycle in the hills of northwest England where Derbyshire and Cheshire meet. In the distance I could often see glimpses of water, but all roads to it were blocked by locked gates and signs reading “Public Property: Keep Out.” Today, following the privatization of the water [...]
1Sep2000 | John Blundell | 1 comment | Continued-
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