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"The GOP used to be the party of business"
Santayana’s Ghost notes there’s an 1852 Whiggy smell about the Republican Party these days. Thomas L. Friedman writes at the New York Times: The G.O.P. used to be the party of business. We… more →
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub
Behind the Veneer of Power & In the Name of Security
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christopherwalker wrote 1 week ago: Home Under Siege Political science will never produce a “law.” One thing I’ve prop … more →
The Department of Lessons Not Learned
fistfulofgold wrote 2 weeks ago: by Adler Berriman Seal You can’t swing a Southeast Asia military engagement in Washington these days … more →
Duty and Honor and Country
justabovesunset wrote 2 months ago: As we’re in our eighth year of war in Afghanistan, and having occupied Iraq for almost as long … more →
"The GOP used to be the party of business"
Ed Darrell wrote 2 months ago: Santayana’s Ghost notes there’s an 1852 Whiggy smell about the Republican Party these da … more →
Robert McNamara, Eagle Scout
Ed Darrell wrote 4 months ago: A few weeks ago I finally got a copy of “Fog of War,” at Half-Price Books. I’ve w … more →
After Capitalism
justabovesunset wrote 8 months ago: Is capitalism over? Who would ask such a thing? Given our slowly accelerating economic disintegratio … more →
Self-Inflicted Wounds
William deB. Mills wrote 8 months ago: After vanquishing its external foes, the late Roman republic had every reason to be satisfied with i … more →
Institutional Defense of Democracy
William deB. Mills wrote 8 months ago: Describing the collapse of Roman freedoms in the years leading up to Julius Caesar, Appian noted: … more →
1638 to 2009
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w1kkp wrote 9 months ago: I could begin the reasons one might love living in New England with its four distinct seasons, but, … more →
CNN Poll: 20% of Americans
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Ed Darrell wrote 11 months ago: Either 20% of Americans have never heard of Aaron Burr, or only 20% of Americans are paying attentio … more →
Science funding: Kicking our future away
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Drat. We get Charlie Rose’s program late here — generally after midnight. I’m up t … more →
Censoring Santayana's dangerous idea
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Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana (The Life of Reason, … more →
Trusting Lackeys
William deB. Mills wrote 1 year ago: At one point during Julius Caesar’s Gallic campaign, when the Aeduan tribe was allied with Rom … more →
Quote of the Moment: Alan Kors, human history in 60 seconds
Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Someone should have said “every really good idea can be summarized in 30 seconds.” To wh … more →
Let Xerox help you thank a soldier
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Ed Darrell wrote 2 years ago: One of the lessons of Vietnam was that we need to honor and thank our soldiers especially when they … more →
Quote of the moment: Price of repeating history
Ed Darrell wrote 2 years ago: “Each time history repeats itself, the price goes up.” Ronald Wright, A Short History of … more →
Peace, Freedom...& Responsibility
William deB. Mills wrote 2 years ago: “Down to the destruction of Carthage, the people and Senate shared the government peaceably an … more →
Slippery Slope: Government Undermining of Civil Liberties
William deB. Mills wrote 2 years ago: “Clematius, an utterly innocent man, was put to death without being allowed to open his mouth … more →
Studying the Past
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William deB. Mills wrote 2 years ago: “On desapprend de certaines choses, et l’on fait bien, pourvu qu’en desapprenant c … more →
