Former senator Fred Thompson continues his series of brief, easy-to-read yet cogent opinion pieces: Rewriting History a Classroom at a Time.

Now, Thompson is not an official presidential candidate as of the present time. Yet, the way that he is writing on the issues of the day cannot help but make a dramatically marked contrast to how the other candidates are generally expressing themselves. Instead of merely striking a pose or blandly staking out a position, Thompson is putting issues in context and offering persuasive arguments, drawing on basic principles and carrying them through to the specifics of the given situation. From Federalism to gun rights, and today the internal challenge that Britain and the USA face from those Islamists who would use their aggressive grievance tactics to intimidate educators, Thompson is displaying the kind of knowledge of the issues that many would like their candidate to have, along with a willingness to address thorny topics, and an ability to put forth a politically conservative position with clarity, brevity and charm.

It’s early, but it’s interesting.

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