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More apologies & reparations from Obama re: Hiroshima?
At least I’m guessing reparations will be suggested following the “unsaid apology” described in this news article. The son of the U.S. Air Force pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb in the history of warfare says the Obama administration’s … Continue reading
San Francisco video … 1906
Courtesy of my friend Don Bynum, here is a great YouTube clip from a San Francisco cable car, in 1906. Here is Don’s explanation … or at least what he forwarded about it. The comments on YouTube are quite interesting … Continue reading
Texas textbook adoption: a critical juncture
The textbook wars are on. There are many indications that there are attempts to substantially revise history. The highly anticipated public hearing on the standards for the Social Studies curriculum is underway at the Texas State Board of Education. Over … Continue reading
William Bennett Creates Innovative History Series for Grades 8-12
This is big. The history of America (as opposed to simply “American history”) is a fabulous story in spite of the many bumps encountered along the way. It is a history of which to be proud to have inherited, to … Continue reading
State Board of Education — Revisionist History in Progress
An interesting piece from Liberty Counsel. (Note 1) I saw a portion of the Mike Huckabee show last night and a LC spokesman was talking about this problem. Pay attention: The SBOE — which approves standard curriculum textbooks — is … Continue reading
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CNSNews.com – Obama Taking U.S. in ‘Descent into Marxism,’ Soviet-Era Newspaper Commentary Says
(CNSNews.com) – A commentary published in the once-official newspaper of the Soviet Union heralded America’s “descent into Marxism” citing the United States’ takeover of General Motors, poor education standards, and the election of Barack Obama as president. via CNSNews.com – … Continue reading
DID THIS GUY GET IT RIGHT OR WHAT? – de Tocqueville
In “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville anticipated people being governed by “an immense, tutelary power” determined to take “sole charge of assuring their enjoyment and of watching over their fate.” It would be a power “absolute, attentive to detail, … Continue reading
From a Republic to Oligarchy
Are we there? Note some definitions of an oligarchy: ol·i·gar·chy (ŏl’ĭ-gär’kē, ō’lĭ-) n. pl. ol·i·gar·chies Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. “oligarchy.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton … Continue reading
7 Trials, But He Was Innocent — Jesus under the law
This day, Maundy Thursday 2009, may be an interesting point in the Christian calendar to remember not only the facts of the crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus, but to analyze the extensive perversion of the legal system that was … Continue reading
