The American lawyer, editor, and politician William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was the Democratic party's presidential nominee three times and became secretary of state. Called the "Great Commoner," Bryan advocated an agrarian democracy. For 30 years Wil...
William Jennings Bryan spent a lifetime giving speeches and running for office but is best remembered for his involvement in one of the most publicized legal battles of the twentieth century. Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois, on March 19, 1860, and was...
One of the most influential figures of his time, William Jennings Bryan has been dubbed the "Boy Orator of the Platte," the "Great Commoner," and the standard bearer of "evangelical populism." While his most enduring literary legacy may prove to be the b...
In testimony prepared for a congressional subcommittee studying new safety legislation, the Association of American Railroads quotes Department of Labor data showing that "railroads today have lower employee injury rates than other modes of transportation and most other major industry groups, including agriculture, construction,...
It's that funny time of year in Chicago. You know, not quite winter, but too chilly to be called fall. Kind of an in-between time of year. And I'm feeling kind of inbetween about subjects for this month' s column. I had an idea...
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