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NON-FICTION ARTICLES

Below are links to non-fiction articles written by Walter Coffey for Suite 101, an on-line magazine, as well as the Houston Tea Party society

Feel free to review the articles and submit comments as desired either in the designated comment area in Suite 101 or by contacting the author directly for Tea Party articles.

CIVIL WAR ARTICLES

Ending Slavery in America
The Emancipation Proclamation Takes the First Step to Free Slaves
--1/5/10

Lincoln and McClellan
The Strained Relationship Between President and General
--12/20/09

Confederate Agent Rose O'Neal Greenhow
The Washington Widow Who Aided the Southern Cause
--12/15/09

Antietam Changes War's Scope
America's Bloodiest Day Leads to Emancipation
--11/24/09

The Historic Election of 1860
The Republican Rise to Power Signals the End of the Union
--10/18/09

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HISTORICAL ARTICLES

The Annexation of Texas
The Journey from Independence to U.S. Statehood
--3/18/10

The Controversial Fourteenth Amendment
How the Amendment May Have Been Illegally Ratified
--3/9/10

The Panic of 1819
The First Major Depression in U.S. History Sets Many Economic Trends
--2/21/10

Andrew Jackson's Bank War
Jackson Uses Presidential Power to Kill the Bank of the U.S.
--2/17/10

The Freedmen's Bureau
An Agency to Help Former Slaves Produces Unintended Consequences
--2/13/10

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CONTEMPORARY ARTICLES

What Our Future Could Bring
Unfortunately, if 2009 is any indication of how the Obama administration intends to address this nation's problems, the future could be very bleak. 
--1/24/10

Government Spending in 2009
Each American family will be responsible for nearly $31,000 in 2010 due to this year's excessive, irresponsible and unsustainable government spending.
--1/12/10

A Spending Spree We Can't Afford
Blaming George Bush for bad fiscal policies does not excuse President Obama's ridiculously irresponsible spending of taxpayer money.
-- 12/22/09

The White House Job Summit Ignores the Obvious
While President Obama hopes to intervene to combat unemployment, his recent job summit ignores the obvious premise that what’s needed is less government intervention.
--12/6/09

A Case Against Government-Run Health Care
While many hail government health care as long overdue, a closer examination reveals that if implemented, it will pose the greatest threat to individual liberties this country has yet seen.
--11/30/09

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