http://www.spectator.orgAmSpecBlogen-usCopyright 2006 Spectator.org. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:21:26 EST240Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:37:48 ESTA fine John Fund <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121521073192129407.html?mod=rss_opinion_main" target="_blank">column</a> about Jesse Helms, and an <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Check.asp?idArticle=8585&r=mqmat">older article</a> by Fred Barnes. ...info@spectator.org (James Antle)http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#13454Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:09:54 ESTJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Edward J. Larson recounts the bitterness of the 1800 campaign in a <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070302452.html"><i>WaPo</i> op-ed</a>. He doesn&#39;t get into how Adams and Jefferson later reconciled, a story told, albeit greatly simplified, in the last episode of the fabulous HBO miniseries <i>John Adams</i>. After watching the miniseries I picked up <a target="blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Adams-Jefferson-Letters-Complete-Correspondence-Jefferson/dp/0807842303/"><i>The Adams-Jefferson Letters</i></a>, a volume that I highly recommend for history buffs....info@spectator.org (John Tabin)http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#13453