Victor David Hanson: The point of the 1960s, again we were taught, was to tear down the rules, the traditions and customs, the hierarchies of the old guys. The targets were supposedly the uptight, short-hair, square-tie, adult generation who grew … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse discusses an article in The New Yorker by Susan B. Glasser about Biden’s inaugural address, entitled “Joe Biden’s Love Letter to the Truth.” I’m glad that Atlhouse reads these things so I don’t have to. But that title … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The first part of this post is a repost of something I originally published on 11/11/2019, a little over a year ago. I think it’s interesting to look back at it in the light of what’s happened since. I’ve … 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 →
Common sense would dictate that the answer is “of course not.” Impeachment and conviction is a remedy with the purpose of removing someone from office. However, one can find a lawyer to argue whatever is expedient. And so it is … Continue reading →
Yes, there was violence perpetrated by some of the protestors in the Capital incursion. And yes, the those people guilty of it should be identified and prosecuted. Yes, it is also politically expedient for the left to act as though … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] This is the first night of Chanukah, and I wish everyone a happy one. Chanukah is about a successful revolt and a miracle of light: The miracle of the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a somewhat-edited version of a previous post.] Today is the seventy-ninth anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The generation that reacted to it by mobilizing and fighting World War II is on its last … Continue reading →
I love these: This one is great but the added sounds are awful: From a comment there: The children names and what they became: 0:03 : this is Madeleine Koehler, born in 1895, second child of Jeanne Lumière (sister of … Continue reading →
I certainly didn’t know it. But they are; they only date to the last decades of the 1800s: All elections for most of America’s history were organized to be non-secret. They were public events with individual voting occurring in plain … Continue reading →
Its own, and that of its audience. If your audience doesn’t know history you can get away with saying anything. People know that the word “Nazi” denotes something bad, but what percentage of the population today has any deeper knowledge … Continue reading →
Blogger and commenter David Foster writes: I’ve been remembering something written by the British general Edward Spears, describing his feelings in the aftermath of Munich: “Like most people, I have had my private sorrows, but there is no loss that … Continue reading →