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Flat Earth Myth

Thomas Woods continues his sledgehammer blows against bigoted views of the Middle Ages. This time, he points out that people in the Middle Ages didn't think the earth was flat. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods46.html]. Excerpts: > David Lindberg, who is among the most accomplished

Could be Awkward Precedent

Historical knowledge or no food? Americans everywhere could starve: > Japanese customers must apologise for their country's wartime occupation of China before getting a seat at a restaurant in former Manchuria or find another place to eat, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday. > No

Anti-Commie Comics

The Authentic History Center has put a series of comic book issues from the 1960s on line. They're "This Godless Communism," a look at Communism's threat to the U.S. and Catholics, published by the Catholic Guild. We didn't read all the

Kasparov's Politics

A few days ago, the Chicago Tribune ran a piece about chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov's political ambitions. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/chitribts/20050705/ts_chicagotrib/checkmatingputinischesskingsgambit] . Excerpt: > Announcing his retirement from professional chess in March, Kasparov threw himself headlong into Russian politics, undaunted by its

Caligula and Other Classics

Lew Rockwell has run an entertaining article today about ancient fools. The implied parallel to President Bush is a bit shrill and the nutshell summaries of Stoicism and Epicureanism are a little misleading, but it's still entertaining. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/case3.html#_ftn7]. Excerpt: >

Heretics in History

Excerpt from Eric Scheske's regular Wednesday column at Catholic Exchange: > Two traits unite Arius, Amaury, and Marcion: (1) They taught heretical ideas while members of the Church; (2) They were charming. It's a curious combination. Men with heretical ideas, ideas meant to undermine the Church,

Being Old Never Sounded So Good

Phil Brennan celebrates a birthday this week. He tells readers how old he is. Charming and thoughtful stuff. Link [http://www.etherzone.com/2005/bren062905.shtml]. Excerpts: > I'm old enough to remember that my paternal grandfather was born in 1850 and enrolled in Manhattan College a mere

Absalom

Absalom has one of the oddest deaths in the Encyclopedia Britannica. During a battle in the forest, he got his flowing hair caught in the branches of an oak tree, which allowed his enemy, Joab, to catch him and slay him. We'd never heard this story during all

Louis XIV

> An Italian chemist came to Louis XIV with plans for the first bacteriological weapon. Louis XIV refused. He never developed the weapon, never used it against other European nations. But even more impressive, he paid the chemist an annual salary to keep the bioweapon a secret from the world.

Kierkegaard

> Kierkegaard was haunted by the fact that his Dad--when he was a struggling tenant farmer--stood on a hill and solemnly cursed God, an act that Kierkegaard believed doomed the entire family. Source: The Know-It-All. We're a bit skeptical about K's reaction