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
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
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the
After an initial period of disinterest in the New World, the British began a massive colonial push, achieving basic hegemony over the Northern half of the eastern seaboard by the early 18th
The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin is excellent reading material for Men of the West. It tells the story
Editor’s Note: This was a speech from 1973, wherein Robert Welch, founder of the John Birch Society, speaks of the dangers facing America and the world. It is prescient, and forward-thinking, and
Editor’s Note: While primarily remembered for his references to the “military-industrial complex,” President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address actually covered several other relevant topics. He argued, for example, that “…we – you
Editor’s Note: Much of this is taken from the InfoGalactic article on Lewis Wetzel, which is linked below. Lewis Wetzel (February 24, 1752 -1808) was a frontiersman and Indian fighter who roamed
During the colonial era, both New England and Virginia were important to British interests, supplying necessary capital and/or products to England. While both were important, Virginia was more so. The differences in
The Global Cold War. Odd Arne Westad. New York: Cambrige University Press, 2005. 494 pp. $35.00. ISBN 978-0521853644 Odd Arne Westad challenges the traditional view of the Cold War being a
We don’t think much about our calendar. It’s just there, isn’t it? But how did it get here? The calendar most of us use is called the Gregorian Calendar. It was introduced
It is a standard motif in Western (Cowboy) novels and movies. A cowboy is shot, and before healing can begin, the bullet must be removed. Once the projectile is obtained, the wound is
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