Presidential Cabinet members from SD

An updated version of this page has been posted on the Online Almanac of South Dakota Politics. With the “Trump…

Kristi Noem: Six women who blazed the trail

Congresswoman Kristi Noem is in the midst of her campaign for the 2018 Republican nomination for Governor of South Dakota.…

Mark Twain is said to have observed that “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” We often try to…

Every election offers a new opportunity for “firsts” and other milestones. Some are historic in their nature; others are useful only…

Every general election makes history, in some way. Here are a few historical notes on the 2016 election in South…

The following post has been revised to include the results from the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 general elections. The…

This is the fifth of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction; the second…

This is the fourth of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction; the second…

This is the third of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction and the…

This is the second of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction.…

Why did I create this blog? One of my hobbies over the past several years has been to study the history…

Every election sets the course of history. At the national level, some presidential elections are more significant than others. The election…