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Peter Fonda: We Got ‘Easy Rider’ Wrong, Man
The late actor disagreed that his film was about a lack of freedom in 1960s America. Quite the opposite.
Bill Kauffman
December 5, 2019
Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Billy Pilgrim’ Turns 50
How a comrade of the author became the protagonist of one of the most read anti-war novels of all time.
Bill Kauffman
September 20, 2019
Don’t Kill the Umps!
If baseball wants to replace an institution with a robot, then the fans need to take their bats up and revolt.
Bill Kauffman
August 22, 2019
The Anthem of Militant Americanism
The Battle Hymn of the Republic was written and embraced by righteous war makers in the service of God. No wonder it's endured.
Bill Kauffman
July 25, 2019
On Free Speech and War, Charles Beard Was No Trimmer
But he was horsewhipped for his insistence that U.S. participation in World War II would imperil freedom of thought.
Bill Kauffman
June 3, 2019
Hell in a Bucket, Life in a Cup
Remembering a dear friend who lost everything and found God.
Bill Kauffman
March 27, 2019
Let’s Hope These Rebels Never ‘Court Extinction’
Antiwar Republicans like Thomas Massie have been punished for bucking the hawkish order. But they've fought on.
Bill Kauffman
March 18, 2019
Remembering a Local Cultural Czarina
Wanda Frank made small-town Batavia a little brighter.
Bill Kauffman
January 21, 2019