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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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Why RoboCop Is The Greatest Movie Ever Made (And If You Disagree, There Will Be… Trouble)

June 18, 2018

1987 was a roller coaster year. Ronald Reagan, by then coming to the end of his remarkable presidency, told Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Michael Jackson released Bad, because we

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Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War (Part 2)

June 18, 2018

Editor’s note: Here follow Chapters 7 through 12 of My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War, by General Ben Viljoen (published 1902). All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 1) CHAPTER VII

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Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War (Part 1)

June 15, 2018

Editor’s note: Here follow the Introduction and Chapters 1 through 6 of My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War, by General Ben Viljoen (published 1902). All spelling in the original. THE AUTHOR TO

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What Can We Learn From The Hippies?

June 15, 2018

I admit that my first impulse, upon reading the title I have given this piece, is to yell, “NOTHING!” But really, just as really good people often have a blind spot, or

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The Ashanti War (1873-1874)

June 13, 2018

Editor’s note: The following account of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War is extracted from Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army During the Reign of Queen Victoria, by W.H.G. Kingston (published 1899).

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Counting The Cost Of Girl Power

June 12, 2018

Empowering words come easy. Dare I say… cheap. What’s easier than looking at a child and saying, “You can do anything”? For going on four decades now, we’ve rammed that lie down

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Medal Of Honor: 1LT Donald K. Schwab

June 12, 2018

First Lieutenant Donald K. Schwab distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as the Commander of Company E, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d

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Civil Civil War

June 9, 2018

Rest assured, we are at war. Within the boundaries of our government, there are several nations engaged in warfare against each other. These nations are competing against each other for limited resources,