We have been hailing the Civil Rights Era as a grand and universal success for decades. Desegregation is an unquestionable good in the eyes of all good Americans. So, let’s take a
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it
We all know that America is in decline. But which institutions and traditions must be brought back if America is to be revived? What is America really all about? Is it a
Editor’s Note: Last Redoubt adds his thoughts on a topic we have discussed on this site before. There are some folks out there that are in need of a mill stone. I
"The Japanese had impressed the entire male population of Palo for three months to fortify this eminence. It was pocked with bunkers. Communication trenches were seven feet deep and tunnels honeycombed the
"But this is not a personal history. It is the story of the men of the Twenty-Fourth Division and of the battles they fought and won without ever being sure about the
Editor’s note: The following lecture, delivered before the University of Cambridge, is extracted from The Roman and the Teuton, by Charles Kingsley (published 1889). It is with a feeling of awe, I
Editor’s Note: Last Redoubt makes some astute observations and provides links to some good material. We always encourage our readers to visit other sites that provide suitable coverage of world events. First,
Editor’s note: The following article by Prof. Goldwin Smith — a response to Richard Congreve’s four-lecture series, “The Roman Empire of the West” — is extracted from Oxford Essays (published 1856). (Continued
Editor’s Note: Originally posted at Brian’s website. “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” So wrote poet W.B. Yeats in the chaotic time following the First World War. In those days, Western Civilization
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