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April 26, 2017

The Cost of Desegregation

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

June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

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

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

December 16, 2019

Decline And Fall Of The United States

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The Ten Commandments And The Modern World

April 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: Our buddy, Adam Piggott, the Gentleman Adventurer, shares another great article. The Other McCain has a piece up about the cult of self esteem, a topic which in the past

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Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Stories of Arthur

April 9, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History of English Literature from Beowulf to Swinburne, by Andrew Lang (published 1921). All spelling in the original. Of all these Latin chroniclers by far

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The Adventure of Private Morgan

April 8, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The World’s Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents, by George Barton (published 1917). This is the story of how a private soldier in

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"My Life" by Martin Bakker (Part 19)

April 6, 2019

Editor’s note: All images featured in this chapter are taken from historical sources. (Continued from Part 18) The brevity of our married life and the sudden death of her who had brightened

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"My Life" by Martin Bakker (Part 18)

April 3, 2019

Editor’s note: All images featured in this chapter are taken from historical sources. (Continued from Part 17) In 1948, Jo and her family in Flint were regularly broadcasting on behalf of religion,

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Colter's Run

April 2, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Famous Frontiersmen and Heroes of the Border, by Charles H. L. Johnston (published 1913). When Lewis and Clark were on their way to the Pacific

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"My Life" by Martin Bakker (Part 17)

April 1, 2019

Editor’s note: All images featured in this chapter are taken from historical sources. (Continued from Part 16) Doubts and Assurance Ever since my conversion in 1898 in Pretoria, I have stood strong

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The Gallant Pelham

March 30, 2019

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Makers and Romance of Alabama History, by B. F. Riley (published 1914). The heroism of Alabama manhood was never more essentially embodied than it was