George Washington signed Thanksgiving into being with the following proclamation. Thanksgiving Proclamation [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence…
Category: History
Here are 10 reasons why NFL football is a horrible product that shouldn’t be selling. A constant flood of injuries makes the game a war of attrition. The longterm effects of injuries on ex-players are horrific and tragic. The quality…
The English historian Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) wrote The Judgment of the Nations in 1942, when the battle between Nazi Germany and Western civilization was far from decided. While Dawson’s ideas are largely a response to the catastrophic rise of totalitarianism…
Many years ago, I, along with several collaborators who most likely would prefer to remain anonymous, invented a drink that might have revolutionized the cocktail industry. For reasons that remain hazy, we never got around to bringing it to market.…
“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.” — Vladimir Lenin “The press is our chief ideological weapon.” — Nikita Krushchev “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of…