Category: History

Earlier this week, I took a brief moment to take a swipe at President Carter, both at his presidency and his post-presidency. My esteemed colleague, Mr. Drummond, felt some …

No?  Perhaps you should talk to the President:"Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. The British and French, the Dutch and …

With Rick's article about Tony Blair and his opinions of George W. Bush, we once have again the bleating dolts shouting about how the US invaded Iraq for oil …

65 years ago yesterday, President Truman made the decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan during World War II. This decision probably saved more lives than it destroyed, given …

The Anchoress, who needs to be a regular stop on your tour across the blogosphere, brings us to something that might initially cause some serious cringing, but as you …

It all began with this, 234 years ago today. I've reprinted the transcript of the entire declaration below. If you've never read beyond the first few paragraphs, there's no …

Ok... it's not way back... but it is back to the Presidential campaign... and our pilot is Republican candidate for the House seat in Massachussets 3rd District (via InstaPundit):How much of …

I'm a day late on this... but it's never too late to honor those to whom we owe so much.I found this piece by Geoffrey Notkin I think is …

66 years ago today, American, British, Canadian, and French military forces poured into Normandy, France, in an effort to free Europe from Hitler's Nazi madness. 66 years. If you …

I've written about my acquired lack of respect for the way in which the History Channel has prostituted itself into one giant reality show. "Ax Men," "Ice Road Truckers," …