Dr. Martin Van NostrandPresident Trump: Year One“If all men were angels, no government would be necessary,” claimed James Madison in the Federalist Papers. Certainly, the White House has…Jan 20, 2018Jan 20, 2018
Dr. Martin Van NostrandWhat to do about Confederate monumentsFollowing the events of Saturday, August 12, in Charlottesville, Virginia and President Trump’s subsequent comments, the debate over…Aug 21, 2017Aug 21, 2017
Dr. Martin Van NostrandDid Civil War Veterans have PTSD?: Part IIDid Civil War veterans suffer with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? In the last post I argued why Civil War veterans may not have…Jul 20, 2017Jul 20, 2017
Dr. Martin Van NostrandDid Civil War Veterans have PTSD?: Part IDid Civil War veterans suffer with PTSD in the years following Appomattox? The short answer: probably. For the long answer, I’m writing two…Jul 20, 2017Jul 20, 2017
Dr. Martin Van NostrandWhy Trump Will Never be Impeached“He’s toast,” said my father in our most recent conversation about Donald Trump. “He’s going to be impeached.” James Comey’s testimony to…Jul 12, 20171Jul 12, 20171
Dr. Martin Van NostrandCivil War Veterans and Opiate Addiction in the Gilded AgeIn November 2015, two Princeton economists, Dr. Angus Deaton and Dr. Anne Case, published a startling report, which indicated that the…Nov 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016