Back in November, the faith-based Rushdoony Center For The Theonomical Reconstruction Of America urged its members to not rest on their laurels after the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and at the same time to assure those outside… Continue Reading
There seems to be some debate about whether the U.S. should be backing the Mubarak government in Egypt, backing the protestors, or standing back doing nothing. Mubarak, after all, has been a good ally to the United States in a… Continue Reading
As neo-confederates celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of South Carolina’s act of treason in defense of slavery, I am grateful for a link to Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic. Coates tells the story of Robert Smalls, an escaped slave who commandeered… Continue Reading
Thanks to American Creation, we can credit a holiday recipe for eggnog to George Washington himself: One quart cream, one quart milk, one dozen tablespoons sugar, one pint brandy, 1/2 pint rye whiskey, 1/2 pint Jamaica rum, 1/4 pint sherry—mix… Continue Reading
Original intent is not a great primary approach to Constitutional interpretation. When you have a Justice of the Supreme Court seriously arguing that the Framers somehow didn’t mean it when they amended the Constitution to guarantee individual rights and therefore… Continue Reading
Ahmed Ghaliani was accused of being a significant participant in the August 7, 1998 bombings of the United States embassy complexes in Kenya and Tanzania. At least 223 people were killed and over 4,000 were wounded in nearly-simultaneous suicide bombings… Continue Reading
I’m not fond of the idea of a TSA agent feeling me up the next time I try to board a plane. Not that I think that the agent is really looking forward to it, either. But is the threat… Continue Reading
A sad day in Pompeii, as the House of the Gladiators collapses. Italy has been suffering heavy autumn rains, and the unearthed ancient ruins of the world’s most unique and miraculous archeological site are not up to it. Italy, like… Continue Reading
I am enough of a history geek that this game sounds like a whole lot of fun. “Boom! I’ve got Franklin on this one!” I don’t think I could get The Wife to play it very often, though.
I do so enjoy the Reason Foundation’s videos — they put things in perspective. Like this historical take on what has seemed like a remarkably dismal* election cycle: * Not “dismal” for Tuesday’s anticipated results, which I view as a… Continue Reading