Reconciliation June 5, 2020 While another Minnesota atrocity has led to protest marches far beyond the borders of Minnesota and the United States other Minnesota locales are attempting… Continue Reading
Throughline June 5, 2020 I can’t find NPR’s short piece from this morning about how policing developed in the United States from something closer to vigilantism to catch… Continue Reading
The George S Robb Center recognizes soldiers short changed due to their race June 4, 2020 A wonderful legacy of my Grandfather’s life from his old Alma Mater: Continue Reading
I vent for my French penpal over today’s headlines and Donald Trump May 28, 2020 This morning as I woke to headlines coming from Minneapolis. My innocent French penpal asked how my book writing was going and then asked… Continue Reading
Grant stayed calm and improvised through the battle. Me too. May 26, 2020 Last night we watched the first of the three part History Channel series on Ulysses S. Grant. Its good because Historian Ron Chernow was… Continue Reading
I will be watching this May 25, 2020 US Grant on the History Channel https://www.thedailybeast.com/leonardo-dicaprios-big-middle-finger-to-the-confederacy?ref=home And here is confirmation from my Grandfather in a 2013 post about my Grandfather defending Grant’s honor… Continue Reading
The War over telling History May 25, 2020 Amazon Customers loved this book on George Washington but not all the book’s reviewers agreed with the general consensus. Thus: “This is what happens… Continue Reading
Science worth considering May 1, 2020 Two stories from the NYT are more proof that the Times has become my go-to media for science news: 3 Africans in Mexico City… Continue Reading
An analogy – The corona virus always strikes one person first when it enters a new country April 30, 2020 I’m feeling like my cat Moloch’s meow. No. This post is not about the corona virus. Its an analogy pointing out that what can… Continue Reading
News from Duluth’s Russian sister city April 27, 2020 He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail. https://nyti.ms/2xb6bMi Continue Reading
Two shows to Stream April 22, 2020 I found this map in Wikipedia while reading the book on the black Death by Norman Cantor. Cantor mentions how the ignorant Europeans decided… Continue Reading
Lincoln books presidents April 22, 2020 “Lincoln books presidents” I woke up after 5 hours of sleep thinking about going to movie 2001 Space Odyssey when I was in college… Continue Reading
The Case for Two Centrist Parties March 29, 2020 I believe the Trump supporters have been accused of wanting to go back to the days of Ozzie and Harriet, My Three Sons and… Continue Reading
Imperfect Union March 12, 2020 I have been reading this book to Claudia for the past couple weeks. Steve Inskeep is as instructive a historian as he is as… Continue Reading
MA2A – Making America 2 Again February 25, 2020 As I was putting the final coats of gray, blue and orange on my sculpture a photo journalist from the Strib, Alex Korman, was… Continue Reading
I give it less than a fifty/fifty chance of lasting until tomorrow February 24, 2020 I haven’t had the best of luck with snow sculptures that would bug Republicans. My Bill Clinton had his nose punched off back in… Continue Reading
Will UMD’s College Republicans accept my “debate” challenge? January 22, 2020 I accepted a challenge to defend Richard Nixon just before the 1972 Presidential election. I would very much admire UMD CR’s if they accepted… Continue Reading
Emperor Xi, Tsar Putin, King Trump and George Washington January 16, 2020 Perhas the most unsurprising but appalling news yesterday came from Russia. In one way I miss the Soviet Union. Other than its delusional infatuation… Continue Reading
Impeachment, war, cinema and other flotsom January 15, 2020 Trump Impeached. After watching part to of Frontlines how we got here, last night I’m OK with that. I was surprised to come to… Continue Reading
