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Brian Scott MacKenzie

Brian Scott MacKenzie

Our National Anthem, according to 8th graders

Before teaching the War of 1812 and the genesis of the US National Anthem, I gave my 8th grade American history students a pretest.

2 min readFeb 6, 2023

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Portrait of lyricist Francis Scott Key, original sheet music, & lithograph of the siege of Fort McHenry

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Brian Scott MacKenzie

A Nose for Patriotism

Kilroy was here: Winning World War II & Surviving COVID

5 min readOct 15, 2021

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A Nose for Patriotism

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Age of Awareness

Teaching Teens in a Global Pandemic

COVID, videogames, & the weirdest school year ever

10 min readJun 27, 2021

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Teaching Teens in a Global Pandemic

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Brian Scott MacKenzie

Thanks for writing.

Wilson wasn't "as fundamentally racist as they come." He lived during the long nadir of US race relations, but despite that--& despite his…

2 min readMar 28, 2021

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Brian Scott MacKenzie

Trump: All-Time Top Killer of Americans

Trump’s COVID failures have now killed more Americans than Jefferson Davis, Hitler, or Hirohito

3 min readJan 7, 2021

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Trump: All-Time Top Killer of Americans

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Brian Scott MacKenzie

Straight Outta Kafka

How Twitter’s obtuse, hamfisted moderators censor facts & tolerate lies

3 min readJan 7, 2021

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Straight Outta Kafka

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Brian Scott MacKenzie

George Washington Meets Black Lives Matter

How would the Founders assess the biggest mass protest in US history?

4 min readOct 25, 2020

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George Washington Meets Black Lives Matter

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White rage & the Little Rock Nine

President Eisenhower’s finest hour

2 min readSep 24, 2020

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White rage & the Little Rock Nine

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Gut-Shot in Buffalo

How racists erased the Black ex-cop who defended President McKinley from an anarchist assassin

10 min readSep 7, 2020

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Gut-Shot in Buffalo

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Franklin Graham, Donald Trump, & the Ten Commandments

Why the religious white can’t stop shotgunning Dolt45

5 min readAug 21, 2020

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Franklin Graham, Donald Trump, & the Ten Commandments

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Brian Scott MacKenzie

Brian Scott MacKenzie

History, politics, education, music, culture. Award-winning high school teacher, former principal. College instructor. Seahawks Diehard. Twitter: @brian_mrbmkz

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