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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

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

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Radical Republicans Attempt to Remove a Hindrance to Their Agenda
--1/22/10

American Fascism in World War I
The U.S. War Effort Helped Inspire the European Fascist Movement
--1/18/10

Women Win the Right to Vote
A Long Struggle for Female Suffrage Ends with a Bittersweet Victory
--1/16/10

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CONTEMPORARY ARTICLES

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

What Caused the Recession?
To end the economic recession, we must realize what caused the recession in the first place. 
--11/10/09

The Recession Is Not Over
Despite Obama Administration claims, recent job stats show the economy is still very unstable. 
--10/30/09

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