Everybody loves countdowns, right? Right. So, I’ve come up with my own list of things people get wrong about Jefferson, based on my extensive observation of the stuff people put on the Internet or ask us about. Here goes: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Constitution. That would be the Declaration of Independence. For Pete’s sake, they [...]
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Top 10: Misconceptions about Jefferson
Posted in Reference Questions, TJ Encyclopedia Entries, tagged Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Freemasons, ice cream, inventions, macaroni and cheese, marijuana, Qur'an, religion, vanilla on January 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Alcorans, and the acquisition thereof
Posted in Jefferson in the News, tagged Islam, Jefferson's books, Kevin Hayes, Qur'an on June 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Since I set up my Google Alert, which allows me to track when new mentions of “Thomas Jefferson” appear on the Internet, I’ve been amazed to see that there is almost always a tiny little wave of rhetorical consultations of TJ in reaction to each big news story. In essence, every time something big happens, [...]
