Category Archives: History

Obama: Communist or Nazi?

Posted on April 17, 2010 by alan

True he is a Marxist, but as Powerline points out: It is also worth noting that the bailout bill, like the health care takeover and other Obama-era legislation, is national socialist in nature. The banks remain nominally private, but will … Continue reading →

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Texas Stadium Demolished

Posted on April 11, 2010 by alan

I was never a football fan, but over the years I wound up having some interesting times in Texas Stadium. I did actually see a few games there. When I was a kid my Boy Scout troop inflated balloons before … Continue reading →

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A world without nuclear weapons

Posted on April 10, 2010 by alan

A world without nuclear weapons. Donald Sensing shows us what a world without nuclear weapons looks like. It’s not unicorns and rainbows. From the first world war to the second was only 20 years. World War II ended almost immediately … Continue reading →

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Despotism

Posted on February 28, 2010 by alan

This Encyclopedia Britannica film from 1946 has an interesting take on conditions that allow for despotism. Take special note of what it says about schools.

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Speak up before it's too late.

Posted on January 1, 2010 by alan

Joe Huffman has a great post today that extends on his Jews In The Attic test. I think he’s 100% right. Read the whole thing. The comparison of gun owners to Jews is valid. It currently doesn’t compare to the … Continue reading →

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Obamacare and the Constitution problem.

Posted on December 14, 2009 by alan

Orin Hatch on the question of whether a mandate to purchase health insurance is constitutional. Very enlightening.

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Best 1911 animation ever

Posted on December 12, 2009 by alan

Via SayUncle

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Drink Up!

Posted on December 5, 2009 by alan

On this date in 1933, Prohibition ended. And with a resounding clink of glass on glass the nation got back to the drinking it had never stopped. Now if we could just stop that other equally stupid mistake: The “War” … Continue reading →

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Highways of the Future from 1958

Posted on November 24, 2009 by alan
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Happy 212 Old Ironsides!

Posted on October 21, 2009 by alan

Via JayG, inmate 3354623 of MA. The USS Constitution, the oldest ship in the US Navy, celebrates her 212th birthday today with a trip around Boston Harbor. The USS Constitution celebrates Old Ironsides’ 212th birthday this morning with a 17-gun … Continue reading →

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