Editor’s Note: Adam Piggott has another great post. This was originally posted at his site. James Delingpole has a nice rant about how awful his home country now is. As dreadful as
Editor’s note: The following comprises Chapter 6 of Chivalry, by F. Warre Cornish (published 1901). Original footnotes are abridged. (Continued from Part 5) The history of chivalry as a living organism may
…and not a caricature of what normally think a smart person is (sortof like Colbert used to play a caricature of what liberals *thought* conservative commentators believed, when parodying what they actually
Everybody has heard the parable of the frog in hot water. Supposedly, if you toss a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will feel pain and jump out. However, the
When I was younger, I remember hearing things like, “I don’t like getting involved in politics,” and “Let’s not bring politics into this.” Pastors say things like, “Everyone is welcome here; we
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from True Heroism and Other Sermons, by R. N. Sledd (published 1899). “Holding forth the word of life.” — Phil. ii, 16. It is interesting to
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from A History of Jazz in America, by Barry Ulanov (published 1952). On February 2, 1932, Duke Ellington brought his Famous Orchestra, as the record labels
Editor’s note: The following comprises Chapter 5 of Chivalry, by F. Warre Cornish (published 1901). Original footnotes are abridged. (Continued from Part 4) The conception of war as a contest of heavy
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