ADDENDUM: Here’s a description of the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th: …[T]he Ninth Symphony was premiered on 7 May 1824 in the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna…This was the composer’s first onstage appearance in 12 years; the hall was packed with … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick has written an article about some recent remarks by Joe Biden: In response to a question about the two Republican lawmakers [Cruz and Hawley] following remarks on January 8, Biden said, “I was being reminded by a friend … Continue reading →
For close to seventy years the Democrats and the left have been bleating about how awful Tailgunner Joe was. The term was synonymous for “intolerant power-mad tyrant.” But as with so many things the left claims, it turns out that … Continue reading →
Another quote to ponder from James Madison: …[O]n a candid examination of history, we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority, have produced factions and commotions, which, in … Continue reading →
I am continually and deeply impressed by the foresight and wisdom of the Founders, in particular James Madison. I doubt students learn much about him anymore, and I doubt that his words would strike home with many of them even … Continue reading →
This is from commenter “Erisguy”: When liberty dies in the hearts of a people, no court, no law, no constitution can save it. And by now a majority of “Americans”…wish only [for] their side to rule unhindered by law, evidence, … Continue reading →
See this. Most of the readers here already know the gist of the Russiagate/Spygate story, and have long been outraged at what happened. But to everyone else I would love to say, Yoo hoo, does anybody care about the long-running … Continue reading →
Or perhaps they already have. I’ve written before about how a course I took in college on Russian Intellectual History stopped me from joining the left in the late 60s. Here’s an excerpt: It was there I learned – without … Continue reading →
Even though political speeches are not my thing, I watched Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore last night (you can find a video and transcript at American Digest). It was a well-crafted story of America’s past and a pledge about America’s … Continue reading →
Consider the alternative: vigilante “justice”. Those who think otherwise are either fools or knaves or both – that is, stupid or evil or both. At some point – perhaps after the police are gone or totally corrupt and corrupted – … Continue reading →
What’s the war on statues about? It’s a case of “venting,” of course, in the emotional sense. But it’s much much more than that. The pulling down and/or defacing of statues is not some emotional spur-of-the-moment impulse, although I suppose … Continue reading →
From a speech Reverend Martin Luther King delivered at DePauw University in September of 1960: Black supremacy is as dangerous as white supremacy, and God is not interested merely in the freedom of black men and brown men and yellow … Continue reading →