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
Seems a bit early to be writing this, but the fact is the history is already written. The nails are in the coffin. It’s already happened. The US is down 34 to 10, and there are only 2 minutes to
"The Japanese had impressed the entire male population of Palo for three months to fortify this eminence. It was pocked with bunkers. Communication trenches were seven feet deep and tunnels honeycombed the
"But this is not a personal history. It is the story of the men of the Twenty-Fourth Division and of the battles they fought and won without ever being sure about the
Editor’s note: The following lecture, delivered before the University of Cambridge, is extracted from The Roman and the Teuton, by Charles Kingsley (published 1889). It is with a feeling of awe, I
Editor’s Note: Last Redoubt makes some astute observations and provides links to some good material. We always encourage our readers to visit other sites that provide suitable coverage of world events. First,
Editor’s note: The following article by Prof. Goldwin Smith — a response to Richard Congreve’s four-lecture series, “The Roman Empire of the West” — is extracted from Oxford Essays (published 1856). (Continued
Editor’s Note: Originally posted at Brian’s website. “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” So wrote poet W.B. Yeats in the chaotic time following the First World War. In those days, Western Civilization
I’ve seen this poster of 100 names come across my social media feeds a few different times. These are supposed to be the names of 100 black people killed by systemic racism
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Names and Their Meaning, by Leopold Wagner (published 1893). All spelling in the original. At that remote period when the first rude huts were established
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