Planting Trees Whose Shade They’ll Never See: A War and Memorial Day Reflection
We are blessed. Not because they went to war far away and sometimes never came home, but as General Patton said, because they lived.
Category: History
Horrific Discovery at Kamloops Indian Residential School
The remains of 215 children have been found on the grounds of former Kamloops Indian Residential School for indigenous children in Canada.
For All Mankind: A Peek Into What Could Have Been
Why For All Mankind is so arresting: it shows an America that wasn’t stagnating culturally, one willing to take risks even at great cost
The Children of Chernobyl Are Not, In Fact, Mutants
Some good news from the awful tragedy that was Chernobyl: there does not seem to be a generational issue with children of the liquidators
Unworthy Schemers, Demographics, and Nothing New Under The Sun
If you listen to them closely enough, the unworthy schemers always will tell you it is all about them. We should believe them when they do.
Prince Philip Dead at 99
“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh”
Bear Brook Murders Revisited: The Search To Identify A Killer’s Victims
For years, Bear Brook State park held a secret, one which investigators hope will be finally answered in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
False Flags, the Capitol Riot and The Need to Believe
False flags are popular among conspiracy theorists for the same reasons all conspiracy theories are: they allow us to deny the evidence of our own eyes.
About that 1776 Commission Report
A bunch of knowledgeable folks on the subject of American history have thoughts on the 1776 Commission’s final report. Read for yourself.
The Lost Art of Book Learning
Google searching is utilitarian, but it is not a substitute for the visceral fun of opening a random volume up to a random page and learning something new.
Songs About John Henry
It’s been a slow news week so come with me on a journey into American folklore to a story we all kn–wait, what’s this coming in through my earpiece? The President of the United...
Them’s Fightin’ Words: The First Amendment and Incitement
“Fighting words” are distinct from “speech that incites violence,” though both are limited but recognized exceptions to First Amendment protection.
The Destructive High Water Mark of MAGA
It was all under control, you see, so carefully planned. The Show of Shows on this Day of Days for the Make America Great Again faithful.
Filler ‘er Up and Take a Little Off the Top
I realize this must sound like I’m reading the script of American Graffiti, but this truly was my life as an adolescent.
Up The Union
Rise against the unworthy schemers who, far from wanting law and order and freedom, only use such words to entice others into subjugation.
Legend Has It: The Passing of Chuck Yeager
In eulogizing Chuck Yeager, a broken telephone pole in West Virginia seems an unlikely place to start. But it is the perfect place to start.
Sclerotic Institutions and The Comfort of a Demographic Death
Enduring institutional death is a difficulty of another magnitude and rising again is all but impossible. But some can die healthy deaths.
The Crazy, Convoluted, and Memorable Stages of The I Love Me Wall
I have seen many talking in front of I Love Me Walls: polished wood paneling and shelves festooned with flags, pictures, trophies, & plaques.
Holiday Memories and A ( Not So) Brave New World
Holiday memories force me to face my own mortality and reflect on my perspective of coming of age in a previous century.
Thanksgiving Spin: The Last Waltz
Celebrating Thanksgiving with one of the world’s greatest vanity projects ever, The Band’s The Last Waltz
