By Allen Watson The British surrendered at Yorktown in October of 1781 and George Washington took the oath of office to become president in April 1789. Yes, you are reading that correctly – there was almost an eight-year lag time from the end of fighting to when our first president took office. What happened during... Continue Reading →
Erie offers insight into Pennsylvania’s shocking flip to red
Perhaps the biggest shock in the surprising 2016 election was the state of Pennsylvania flipping from a safe blue wall state to a red state. While Donald Trump’s victory there was by less than one percentage point, the repercussions and fallout were immense. It was one of the biggest signs that the conventional wisdom of... Continue Reading →