One of the hallmarks of today’s Democratic Party is contempt for the American public – even its own supporters. They are children who must be taken care of, manipulated, and if need be deceived, in order to get them in … Continue reading →
As I’ve written before, when I was in college in the late 60s I happened to take a course called Russian Intellectual History. I had always liked Russian lit, I’d been told the prof was good, and the course seemed … Continue reading →
I had trouble sleeping last night. My mind kept turning over the debate – a debate I didn’t watch, but read enough about to know I was right to not watch it. And even unwatched, it disturbed my sleep. That’s … Continue reading →
So fascinating. Some excerpts: [In the 18th Century in the US] Both elementary education and higher education taught the classical world, but for different reasons. For the vast majority, whose only access was to elementary education, the ancient world was … Continue reading →
Yes, they hate Trump. But it’s hardly just that. It’s that the left thinks it is entitled to run things and that any impediment to that goal is illegitimate. And after all, if they look at American history, there really … Continue reading →
I’ve thought for a long time that the Supreme Court is far too supreme. The “living constitution” doctrine of the left has been used not just to update and apply constitutional principles to modern times but to lay down law … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Yesterday Trump made quite an announcement: On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an executive order to launch a “1776 Commission” for American patriotism in education, countering the Marxist critical race theory of The … Continue reading →
When I was a child, I had elderly relatives who lived in Newark, New Jersey. We’d visit them now and then. They lived in an old apartment building that had a European quality (as did their furnishings), with very high … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP: Scroll down for newer posts.] Nineteen years is a long time. And yet sometimes September 11, 2001 seems like a century ago. I date that day as the day I woke up politically, although I didn’t realize it … Continue reading →
You all know the story. But this will rip your heart out anyway. It’s half documentary – with interviews with the families of some of the passengers – and half re-enactment. Remember.
Continue reading →Suprisingly interesting – at least to me, and to the person speaking as well. This young woman wore 18th Century clothing for five years, and she talks about the experience. The talking part starts at 2:08. The small tattoo on … Continue reading →
Gerard Vanderleun reminds us of how relevant Milan Kundera remains. Here’s the quote from my favorite work of Kundera’s, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting: At a time when history still made its way slowly, the few events were easily … Continue reading →