Category Archives: History
America, Fuck Yeah!
Or, why I’m not a pessimist. There is a lot of doom and gloom on the Interwebs these days but I’m not feeling it. I think it’s based on faulty premises and wrong conclusions. Yes, the economy sucks. Yes, our … Continue reading
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July 20, 1969
Forty-one years ago today, I watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon on live TV. That moment still fills me with awe and wonder. Hopefully I’ll live to see men walk on the moon again. But I’m … Continue reading
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Which rights?
Obama’s history from another universe “We celebrate the principles that are timeless, tenets first declared by men of property and wealth but which gave rise to what Lincoln called a new birth of freedom in America—civil rights and voting rights, … Continue reading
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Happy Independence Day, Everybody!
Despite the ongoing attempts of the communists socialists progressives Democrats to destroy the American Dream, the USA is still the greatest country on earth. The founding fathers’ revolutionary idea that government is beholden to the people is still the guiding … Continue reading
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2nd Amendment Incorporated
By a 5-4 split the Supreme Court found that the 14th amendment incorporates the 2nd. You can read the opinion here.
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Voices from the past – 120 years
120 years ago, in 1888, the new Edison Phonograph was used to record over 3000 voices singing in the Crystal Palace. They are the oldest audio recordings still in existence from Great Britain. The original wax cylinders have been converted … Continue reading
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US's biggest fail of the 20th Century?
It would have to be Prohibition. Not just the alcohol prohibition of the 20’s which is what people think of when you say, “prohibition” but the whole idea that some things are bad and should be illegal. The problem is … Continue reading
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Flag Day
If it’s June 14th, it must be Flag Day! The Star Spangled Banner flying at Fort McHenry.
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Hoist with his own petard
Via Breda, Peggy Noonan makes an excellent point: I don’t see how the president’s position and popularity can survive the oil spill. This is his third political disaster in his first 18 months in office. And they were all, as … Continue reading
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Obama supports gun confiscation
Via Alphecca: Just because he hasn’t acted yet, don’t think Obama is friendly to 2nd Amendment rights. The Washington Times (and pretty much ignored everywhere else) says that Obama has announced support for the UN small arms treaty. American gun … Continue reading
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