Brian Scott MacKenzieOur National Anthem, according to 8th gradersBefore 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 read·Feb 6, 2023----
Brian Scott MacKenzieA Nose for PatriotismKilroy was here: Winning World War II & Surviving COVID·5 min read·Oct 15, 2021--1--1
Brian Scott MacKenzieinAge of AwarenessTeaching Teens in a Global PandemicCOVID, videogames, & the weirdest school year ever·10 min read·Jun 27, 2021--1--1
Brian Scott MacKenzieThanks 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 read·Mar 28, 2021----
Brian Scott MacKenzieTrump: All-Time Top Killer of AmericansTrump’s COVID failures have now killed more Americans than Jefferson Davis, Hitler, or Hirohito·3 min read·Jan 7, 2021--1--1
Brian Scott MacKenzieStraight Outta KafkaHow Twitter’s obtuse, hamfisted moderators censor facts & tolerate lies·3 min read·Jan 7, 2021----
Brian Scott MacKenzieGeorge Washington Meets Black Lives MatterHow would the Founders assess the biggest mass protest in US history?·4 min read·Oct 25, 2020--1--1
Brian Scott MacKenzieWhite rage & the Little Rock NinePresident Eisenhower’s finest hour·2 min read·Sep 24, 2020----
Brian Scott MacKenzieGut-Shot in BuffaloHow racists erased the Black ex-cop who defended President McKinley from an anarchist assassin·10 min read·Sep 7, 2020----
Brian Scott MacKenzieFranklin Graham, Donald Trump, & the Ten CommandmentsWhy the religious white can’t stop shotgunning Dolt45·5 min read·Aug 21, 2020--1--1