In the history of the Presidency, there have been Presidents who have left a huge mark on the office for decades after their tenure ended. The third President of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson, was succeeded acolytes James Madison and James Monroe, both of whom served for two terms. Though John Quincy Adams was a member [...]
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to [...]
I am crying right now. He meant so much to this nation, so much to the world. There are so few people in this world who can say they were the very first to do something. Neil? Armstrong certainly could. So precious few have been able to bring the world together, if only for a [...]
A friend who is an ardent Ron Paul supporter, upon reading that I’m not a fan of Paul’s desire to retreat back to the gold standard, suggested that I watch this video. (here is the transcript) Sorry, but it’s just not as simple as a six minute interview. There is a lot of history being [...]
If you’re going to go after Palin for her inaccuracies concerning history (and I have, oh have I ever)… What’s good for the goose should be good for the gander!!! Hat Tip: Althouse Share on Facebook
Europe: 1920′s – After the extremely expensive World War 1, Europe’s financial system was in tatters. Germany was expected to pay reparations to cover the costs of restoring economies in neighboring countries, due to a war they helped create and perpetuate. Fast Forward some 90 years. Europe: 2011 – After the meltdown of worldwide financial [...]
So there is this book series called “A Song of Ice and Fire”, many people know of it from the HBO series “Game Of Thrones”. The setting is a fictitious Medieval land of several Kingdoms, and a number of houses either plotting to take over the throne, or other houses trying to stop them. Thing [...]
How it was crafted, in Jefferson’s own words, from his point of view…. OK. It’s not Jefferson himself, but Jefferson scholar Clay Jenkinson, who portrays the writer of the Declaration every week on The Thomas Jefferson Hour! The Declaration podcast, which explains so much about how that wonderful document was crafted, is HERE! There is a little [...]
In his own words. Let me know where you find the part where he was charged with warning the British not to mess with us! I, PAUL REVERE, of Boston, in the colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England; of lawful age, do testify and say; that I was sent for by Dr. Joseph [...]
Well, a number of Conservative are jumping all over the press and critics who lambasted Sarah Palin on her Paul Revere quote. For instance, Glen Reynolds (Insta-P) has this featured on his blog today: PAUL REVERE UPDATE: Experts back Sarah Palin’s historical account. He then writes: Money quote: “A lot of the criticism is unfair [...]
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