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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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How A Poor Man Raced With The Emperor's Daughter

October 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: From Hoosier Hillbilly: From the same collection as before. Even the medieval writers were not above swiping from previous sources, as this is only a very slight variation on the Greek story

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The Changing Landscape, Part 4: Mocking And Ridicule

October 11, 2018

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Politics has always been a nasty business. While many decry the current “tone” of political discourse, we have to remember that politicians have

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Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia (Part 2)

October 11, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following comprises the first chapter of Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, by Frederick Courteney Selous (published 1896). All spelling in the original. (Continued from previous chapter) CHAPTER I When,

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The Changing Landscape, Part 3: The Return Of Manliness

October 10, 2018

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. In Part 2 of this series, I mentioned that having a strong leader in President Donald J. Trump has elevated many of his former opponents into

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Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia (Part 1)

October 10, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following comprises the Preface of Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, by Frederick Courteney Selous (published 1896). All spelling in the original. Preface It was during the early days of

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The Changing Landscape, Part 2: The Difference A Strong Leader Makes

October 9, 2018

Part 1 here. If you try really hard, you might remember the “squishy” Republicans of yesteryear. In fact, it is not even hard, to be honest, since it was only months (at

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The Man And The Honey Tree

October 9, 2018

Editor’s Note: Hoosier Hillbilly helps out again. He reports: While we are on the subject of the old English telling of tales with a morality behind them, might as well dust off

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Kavanaugh Confirmation MVP – Harry Reid

October 8, 2018

This past Saturday, October 6th, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed and then sworn into the Supreme Court of the United States. I won’t belabor the details of the confirmation hearings, or the ludicrous

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Bryce's "The Holy Roman Empire" (Part 21)

October 3, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following comprises the twenty-first, and final, chapter of The Holy Roman Empire, by James Bryce (published 1871). All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 20) CHAPTER XXI CONCLUSION

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Bryce's "The Holy Roman Empire" (Part 20)

October 2, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following comprises the twentieth chapter of The Holy Roman Empire, by James Bryce (published 1871). All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 19) CHAPTER XX THE FALL OF

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