Lest WE Forget Historical

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: HOW DO ORDINARY PEOPLE PREPARE FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES? Start of a new series: Surviving the Unexpected When the markets fell? When empires changed? When Disease altered society? When technology changed everything? When families survived hard times? Wealth can disappear. Governments can change. Jobs can vanish. Technology can disrupt entire industries. Yet, throughout histo...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY- THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE TREE MICROPHONE Moosey's grandson Billie Bob Hop-Along found a microphone attached to the side of a tree while climbing it. He hoofed it back to grandma and told her about the microphone. Moosey considered his question since Woodlands Forest didn't need microphones since all the animals knew about all the other woodland's creatures business. Everyone...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: WHHEN THE POWERFUL WANT THE BENEFITS, BUT NOT THE BILL Through history nations have wrestled with the same question: What happens when the people who benefit most from a society decide they don't want to help pay for it? Kings did it. Nobles did it. Industrial barons did it. And, in the modern era, technology billionaires are often accused of doing the same. The latest exam...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: HISTORY DOESN'T REPEAT, BUT TACTICS DO Historical conflict patterns-American political history is full of leaders who target individuals to shift attention, redirect blame, or create fear, Modern escalation those tactics move faster and hit harder because social platforms amplify them instantly. Current event and according to HuffPost, Prez's latest attack on Abdul El-Sayed...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: EMERGENCY POWERS & THE MIDTERMS: WHAT HISTORY SHOWS-& WHY THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT Prez threatens a state of emergency before a midterm election. It's not unprecedented, but the precedent we do have was never meant for this. The first time in 2018, it was done for cybersecurity purposes-America's security from foreigners. Today, it's being used because Prez's party mi...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: WHY PREZ IS PURSUING A 19TH CENTURY TRI-TRADE MODEL IN THE 21ST CENTURY History doesn't repeat, it returns wearing modern clothes. Today we look at why the Prez is reviving a 29th century trade model, the same structure that once shaped the Rum Triangle, the British mercantile system, and America's early industrial rise. And why he's trying to apply it to a world that no lo...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: THE TASTE OF EMPIRE By the early 1700's, something subtle was happening across Europe. Sugar in tea. Cotton on skin. Tobacco in pipes. Coffee in cups. The triangle trade just wasn't an economic system. It was a cultural transformation. Slave produced goods became normal.

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY: THE TRIANGULAR TRADE-THE RETURN CARGO Episode 5: With European ships returning from the Caribbeans, the principle goods were sugar, rum, cotton & tobacco from the South (US), and other goods planted, weeded, and harvested by enslaved islanders. Without slavery, none of this trade could've happened.

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY_ SPECIAL SEGMENT Federal Film Tax Credits and historical parallels in cultural influence. A recent report states that our Prez supports a federal film tax credit, a policy that could reshape Hollywood's economic landscape. Tax credit aren't t unusual. Many countries use them, but when they come from the federal level, they can shift. This isn't just an entertainment story. I...

LEST WE FORGET HISTORY_ SERIES OF AMERICA_S RETURN 2 18TH CENTURY TRADE THINKING PWTRELY NEWS is running a series of our Prez takes America back to the 18th Century Trade Thinking. Remember that the past never disappears. It repeats, reshapes, and returns in ways we don't always see at first. Our Prez is trying to rebuild America's economic relationships using 18th-century trade principles. The sa...

History doesn't repeat itself word for word, but it does rhyme. And when an economist uses the word 'cracking' to describe home prices, the rhyme gets louder. It's not a prediction. It's not a prophecy. It's a reminder. A historical echo of what we saw in the years leading up to the 2008 housing meltdown.

In America, offshore accounts were only for the wealthy, politicians, and companies. Today, immigrants are now using the same tactics that these offshore accounts afforded for the we

In this new cold war America is losing out to Russia in the Arctic. New sea routes. New expanding influence. New resources and new strategic territory, America is one giant step behind the Russians.

In 1898, a group of white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina staged a coup and took over the city. Wilmington was basically an all black city and the whites were threatened by these folks who enjoyed the fruits of Reconstruction.

The housing market repeats is decades long history when our current Prez refuses to sign a housing bill. It's not a disagreement. IT's part of a century-long pattern of stalled progress, delayed action, and communities left waiting for relief.

A recent poll named Prez the worst president in US history. In sharp contrast, the Republicans refute that claim. The poll, BODY listed the Prez below Buchanan, Harding and even Nixon at the bottom of the list They cited democratic backsliding, political instability, and the events surrounding January 6th as key factors.

America's Prez obsession with crowd size. The Prez views crowd size as something more than people. It's a recurring flashpoint, a political narrative, and a national argument. It began on January 20, 2017, Inauguration Day. ures shows from the National Mail a smaller crowd than when Prez Obama's 2009 inauguration. But the Prez insisted it was larger.

America's Prez claims he's the most powerful ruler in the world! No one comes close. He can do anything he wants because he's the Prez. In support of those statements, Prez claimed he alone ended the War with Iran. And if their leader is smart, they will sign on the dotted line. Or will they?

Medicare's hospital insurance fund is running out sooner than expected. The Hospital Fund is the part that pays for inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing, home health, and hospices, and is now projected to run out even sooner than previously expected. According to the latest 2026 Medicare Trustees Report, the fund will be unable to pay full benefits starting in the second quarter of 2033, which...

Presidents and Popes: A History of Sharp Disagreements Disagreements between Presidents and Popes are nothing new—but today’s tone feels different. In this episode of Lest We Forget History, Lillian Cauldwell examines past conflicts between political and religious leaders and compares them to today’s sharper, more public exchanges. From immigration and border policy to global tensions and war, the...

Who decides who belongs—and what happens when that decision turns against the people? What begins as protection can quietly become control. In this episode of Lest We Forget Historical, the discussion explores how leaders—past and present—have introduced ideas meant to inform and protect citizens, only for those ideas to evolve into something far more concerning.  Looking back to the 1930s and com...

What if a 19th-century court decision still determines who is considered a citizen today? A landmark 19th-century trial still shapes how citizenship is defined in America today. But what did the courts actually decide—and why does it still matter? This episode of Lest We Forget Historical walks through the legal arguments, the meaning behind “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” and how this ruli...

What happened when a president ignored the Supreme Court  In this episode of Lest We Forget Historical, Lillian Cauldwell examines a pivotal moment in American history when Andrew Jackson defied the Supreme Court during the case of Worcester v. Georgia. This decision led to devastating consequences for the Cherokee Nation and ultimately contributed to what became known as the Trail of Tears. This...

When Did Presidential Power Start Expanding Presidential power didn’t grow overnight—it evolved through decisions, crises, and precedent. In this episode of Lest We Forget History, Lillian Cauldwell examines how presidential authority expanded from George Washington’s restraint to Thomas Jefferson’s bold Louisiana Purchase, shaping the powerful executive role we see today. Podcast: Lest We Forget...

Has a rare economic signal quietly returned? A labor market warning signal is raising concern as job growth slows, pointing to possible changes in economic conditions. In this episode of Lest We Forget History, Lillian Cauldwell explores what this rare pattern has meant in the past—and why it is getting attention again today. Podcast: Lest We Forget History | Passionate World Talk Radio Network Be...