History

I found this on a "This Day in History" website: > Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) joins in the squabble between Hume, Voltaire, & Rousseau, suggesting that Rousseau be indentured to work on the plantations. Johnson kills me. One of the best ever. James Schall wrote in his

The History Channel is showing a documentary about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. [http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/series_showcase.jsp?EGrpType=Series&Id=215764&NetwCode=THC] The quote above is from rival Bugs Moran. Thing is, other gangsters did kill like that. I don&

From this morning's Washington Times: [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060210-115511-3260r.htm] > The United Church of Christ's endorsement of homosexual "marriage" -- a lone stance among the largest Christian denominations -- has stirred debate and divided dozens of its churches. Some have stopped

Terry Teachout turns 50 and reflects a bit [http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/archives20060205.shtml#104876]: > Here's how old I am: > Ӣ This [http://www.sikeston.net/downtownpostcards.htm] is what my home town looked like fifty years ago. Ӣ My maternal grandmother canned fruit and stored it

I'm always drawn to bits of history that I've never even heard about. This one rings a bell, barely [http://shep.wordpress.com/2006/01/18/the-true-father-of-ireland]: > Research by geneticists at Trinity College Dublin reveals that one in 12 Irishmen are

I don't know a lot about Christopher Marlowe, but I know enough to know that this summary of Marlowe in NYT is one-sided [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/books/review/29feingold.html?_r=1] (it is not at all clear, for instance, that Marlowe was

The cult classic is available at Google Video. Just click here [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1714653651063948142&q=reefer+madness] and watch. Kinda funny.

Future histories are in vogue. The writers of these pieces look at today's current events and then write as though calamities that could happen tomorrow were predictable, yet we're living in those times now and we don't see the calamities coming. Eerie stuff. Last

Dang it! Where am I going to focus all my hate? Maybe I can get a dog to kick: > Christians have traditionally blamed Judas for aiding and abetting the Crucifixion, and his name is synonymous with treachery. According to St Luke, Judas was “possessed by Satan”. > Now, a