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
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Editor’s Note: You will notice that we have this listed as “part 4,” but the video has “part 5.” For some reason, I missed one of the earlier videos, so that put
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Editor’s Note: Adam Piggott, the Gentleman Adventurer shares another great post with us. Note that with Adam’s permission, we have altered the term “alt-right” in the original to “alt-west” here, to fit
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Editor’s Note: This is the fifth chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 4) V. The Marriage One of the most important points which an hereditary
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Editor’s Note: This is the fourth chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 3) IV. William’s Reign in Normandy From the time of William’s obtaining quiet
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By the last quarter of the 19th century, and into the first decade of the 20th, the British Empire was still the world’s dominant power. Yet, it was not so dominant as
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This is an excerpt of a larger work which examines the political, economic, philosophic, technological and social issues precipitating civilization’s demise, and looks at what happens next. Contrary to the common conception,
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Editor’s Note: This is the third chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 2) III. The Accession After spending a little time at Paris, Robert took
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Editor’s Note: The following is from Brave Men and Brave Deeds, by M.B. Synge (published 1907) Somewhat over a hundred years ago there used to be seen, riding or driving in a
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When criminals are executed, they are given a narrative reading their charges and sentence. For a few hundred years in Europe and America, that narrative would include the description of the accused
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