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Obstructionist Tactics
A somewhat bizarre series of comments surfaced on Sunday during an appearance by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Graham is determined to hold up… more →
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Thank a Teacher
wrote 2 weeks ago: The first week of May means National Teacher Appreciation week. In an under paid and under appreciat … more →
ALUMNI CALL
wrote 2 weeks ago: CHARACTERS Markman, middle-aged Brian, a college student SETTING On one side, Brian sits at a small … more →
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
wrote 2 weeks ago: Henry Adams was the great-grandson of John Adams and the grandson of John Quincy Adams. His father w … more →
The Story of Henry Adams
wrote 3 weeks ago: Who was he? I have used Adams as a case study, recently, in one of my papers about the process of Am … more →
Flourvonsponge Goes To Her First Auction
wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks. The thing is, I’ve probably started many a blog po … more →
The Problem with Modern Historiography: Too Much Abstraction
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wrote 1 month ago: The problem with modern historiography and the ways historians study history is that they tend to dw … more →
Quote of the Day
wrote 1 month ago: “A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.” ~ Henry Adams … more →
Self-Expression May Feel Good, But Good Writing Will Feel Even Better
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wrote 3 months ago: Every now and then when I check the New York Times bestseller list or wander through a book store or … more →
Black Aggie: The Paranormal Files of Dr. Stanley Tyler Ewell
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wrote 3 months ago: I want to start by saying that I am not a believer in the supernatural. There are many things in the … more →
Obstructionist Tactics
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wrote 3 months ago: A somewhat bizarre series of comments surfaced on Sunday during an appearance by Senator Lindsey Gra … more →
Can Anyone Stop the Filibuster?
wrote 3 months ago: Henry Adams: “The true task of any reformer is to return the Senate to decency.” Plus ca … more →
Robert A. Heinlein, "Double Star": Franchise Politics and the Virtues of Empire
wrote 3 months ago: I am starting a new volume of The Library of America this week and shifting away from the non-fictio … more →
Henry Adams, "The Education of Henry Adams"
wrote 3 months ago: The Education of Henry Adams contains two parts. The first covers the first thirty-three years of A … more →
Henry Adams, "Mont Saint Michel"
wrote 3 months ago: From the context of modernity, science and reason, the medieval period strikes us as the exact oppos … more →
Henry Adams, "Esther: A Novel"
wrote 4 months ago: Esther is Adams’ second and final novel. The plot concerns a freethinking young woman’s … more →
Henry Adams, "Democracy: An American Novel"
wrote 4 months ago: The next volume of the Library of America that I will work on is one of the three they published col … more →
LIFE, LITERATURE AND ENTROPY
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wrote 4 months ago: Rudolf Clausius – the entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum. “For all the wond … more →
My Ideal Bookshelve
wrote 4 months ago: Right before Christmas My Ideal Bookshelf, edited by Thessaly La Force, came into my hands. The pre … more →
THE DESPAIR OF MODERNITY
wrote 5 months ago: I just reread Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach.” Terribly sad, what despair—the despair of modernity. T … more →
