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
Gregory F. Michno – Lakota Noon (Missoula: Mountain Press. 1997). Part of a series of history books that belong in every American’s library. Recommendations welcome. Gregory F. Michno is tired of politicized
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Some Forgotten Heroes and Their Place in American History, by E. Alexander Powell (published 1922). It is not flattering for us to have to admit
Editor’s Note: The Blacksmith, JAC III, shares some interesting video about covered bridges in Kentucky. These were once a common and normal part of the daily commute of many Americans, but are
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Ballads of the Veld-land, by Lynn Lyster (published 1913). In the Days to Come When our children’s children gather On the stoep[1] at dusky eve,
The following Pacific War anecdote, as told by General George C. Kenney (USAAF), is extracted from Five Down and Glory: A History of the American Air Ace, by Gene Gurney (published 1958).
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Heroes of Aviation, by Laurence La Tourette Driggs (published 1918). As the name Wright is to America, so is the reputation in France of the
I’d like to tell you the tale of one of history’s great inventors. So great, in fact, that Thomas Edison paid him to move to Europe and stop working on new designs.
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Vignettes of Military History (US Army Military History Institute No. 69, April 18, 1977). The outcome of battles is often credited to great general and
Editor’s Note; This was originally published at Orthodox Canada a couple of years ago. Today, September 14, is the Orthodox Feast Day of the Elevation of the Cross, and since Christianity is
Editor’s Note: First published in December 2013, Lector’s remembrance of Kalishnikov is worth revisiting. We lost Mikhail Kalashnikov today. He passed at the age of 94. I don’t need to sing
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