Historicide is… January 21, 2012 …the murder of history. I just hate it. When history is murdered or corrupted for the purpose of demagoguery I find it all the… Continue Reading
I’m sure that Newt the Historian knows who Andy Jackson was happy to kill… January 21, 2012 …the Cherokee Indians!. He did it when he ignored the US Supreme Court and sent them to a gulag in the dead of Winter…. Continue Reading
When my Grandfather was nine years old… January 10, 2012 …Jerusalem was 85% Muslim. Somehow in 1896 it looks more like I would imagine a holy city to look. And more peaceful. As I… Continue Reading
One case where Ron Paul makes more sense than Obama January 6, 2012 Its Iran. And both of them are righter than the rest of the GOP: Fifty years ago, [China] was the Iran of its day,… Continue Reading
Bookin it 10 January 4, 2012 I bragged a couple days ago that I might crank out 50 pages this week. The heartening thing is that I’m pretty comfortable thinking… Continue Reading
My Buddy is after me again December 31, 2011 After months of ignoring my Buddy so that I can spend my time on something useful I’ve started emailing back and fourth with him… Continue Reading
My Buddy’s second item of interest September 5, 2011 I was watching the great Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard the other night with poor old William Holden floating in a pool reminiscing about… Continue Reading
Its bad enough that the GOP is embarassed by Lincoln… August 13, 2011 …its worse that they butcher what he believed, stood for and said. Continue Reading
Happy 4th of July July 4, 2011 I’ve been waiting for the right inspiration to wish my readers well today. This image comes from Andrew Sullivan’s blog where he regularly publishes… Continue Reading
a history about the language I mangle… July 1, 2011 …to bring you this blog: All ten chapters here. Continue Reading
Would this be acceptable in the US? May 27, 2011 Would it be anti-semitic of me to deplore the slow abandonment of democratic principles by Israel’s Jewish population? “…according to a 2010 survey by… Continue Reading
All the wars on Earth… April 9, 2011 …for the past 3,000 years or so. Very cool website for the history minded. Continue Reading
Kismet June 4, 2010 Every now and then I’ll hear some piece of information back to back from very different sources which amplify the importance of the information…. Continue Reading
Age 59 June 4, 2010 I’ve always planned to live to age 100. If I manage it that leaves 40% of my life yet to look forward to. When… Continue Reading
Sounds like a good book August 8, 2009 The Lincoln book I’ve found most interesting so far is about his Cooper Union Speech. This one sounds pretty good too. Continue Reading
My latest Not Eudora Column July 29, 2008 Gone with the Wind Published Aug. 1, 2008 “As a little kid growing up in Topeka, Kansas, my family would often troop down to… Continue Reading
The “Goods” on those who can not remember the past January 9, 2007 Once again Hollywood is the enemy of the truth as Newsweek’s Evan Thomas points out. Continue Reading
