Food for thought from William Blake
William Blake was a unique poet and artist. I don’t think he fits into any category except “mystical visionary” and probably “some sort of genius.” Many people are aware of his poem
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And speaking of adventure tourism…
…there’s this: …[T]he Taliban are now selling tickets to visit the ancient monuments that they demolished in 2001, in an attempt to boost Afghanistan’s flagging economy. The Washington Post reported that Afghanistan’s tourist plan includes a pair of 1,400-year-old giant … Continue reading →
D-Day: 79 years later
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
For Memorial Day: on nationalism and patriotism
[NOTE: Both are more threatened in this country now than ever before in my lifetime, due to a frontal assault from the left which controls the media and educational system as well as the federal government. The following is a … Continue reading →
Societies that destroy themselves: the war on agriculture
AGW-espousing environmental activists and the war on modern agriculture: Liberals want organic farming–no intensive nitrogen fertilization–along with an end to animal husbandry and banning of pretty much all effective herbicides and pesticides. All great ideas, if you don’t care about … Continue reading →
Answering the recurring question of why the Jews didn’t leave Germany in time
[NOTE: This is a reposting of an old piece of mine that I think could use another go-round. The reason is that I often see people reference the idea that the Jews of Germany ignored or rationalized or denied or … Continue reading →
VDH predicts a Thermidor Reaction in America
Some French Revolution history from Victor Davis Hanson: Almost everyone who originally had opposed the absolute monarchy, and, like the Americans, wished for a constitutional replacement, was eventually executed by revolutionaries who were then executed by more radical revolutionaries. The … Continue reading →
RIP, Mary Quant – and the fashions of the 60s
Here’s an obituary of Mary Quant, who practically invented the kicky women’s fashions of the 60s. I hadn’t thought about Quant in umpteen years. But looking at the photos there and at other articles about her brought back memories of … Continue reading →
No, George Soros wasn’t really a Nazi collaborator
It’s pretty much a standard thing now for people on the right to add the words “Nazi collaborator” (or something similar but even more extreme) to their descriptions of George Soros. But it’s not true that he was a Nazi … Continue reading →
The problem is lawfare, not Trump, and no one on the right is immune to it
Commenter “Bauxite” writes: So Trump had never seen Daniels before in his life except for a picture from a golf tournament? Then she shows up claiming to have had a tryst/affair with Trump during the same golf tournament and Trumpworld … Continue reading →
VDH on Mark Moyar’s latest book on the Vietnam War
[NOTE: My previous post on Moyar’s earlier work, and on the battle among historians about the history of the Vietnam War, is here. For those of you who are unaware of my own history with the Vietnam War – which … Continue reading →
COVID and natural immunity
Now it can be told, apparently: Immunity acquired from a Covid infection provides strong, lasting protection against the most severe outcomes of the illness, according to research published Thursday in The Lancet — protection, experts say, that’s on par with … Continue reading →