Orwell: Progressives Aren’t Fascists
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Posts in category “History”
When Baltimore Bore the “Bombs Bursting in Air”
200 years ago tonight, the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry inspired the “Star-Spangled Banner”.
Geishas By Gaslight: Kobayashi Kiyochika at the Freer Gallery
A D.C. show displays haunting, color-washed night scenes on par with Edward Hopper.
Hideous Strength: “Degenerate Art” at the Neue Galerie
How the Nazis tried to discredit modern art by exhibiting it
Rand Paul and Libertarian Switcheroos on Race
Like the very evenhanded Jamelle Bouie here, I think Sen. Rand Paul’s …
Liberalism’s (Un)Limited Government
Why is it that today’s liberals have become the most ardent cheerleaders …
Understanding Fuddy-Duddy Beatle Haters
They didn’t so much push musical boundaries as consolidate advances.
A Long, Cold Lent: David Adams Richards’s Friends of Meager Fortune
A grim Canadian tale makes a polar vortex feel warm by comparison.
How Community Keeps Us Sane
Since the medieval ages, the small town of Geel, Belgium has had …
What Reagan Got Right About South African Sanctions
“Apartheid is an affront to human rights and human dignity. Normal and …
Mobility and the Rise of Progressive Nationalism
How the frontier and the automobile hollowed out attachment to place.
Material Madchen: “The Artificial Silk Girl”
I picked up Irmgard Keun’s 1932 novel The Artificial Silk Girl at …
The Representation We Deserve
The shutdown mess revealed fundamental problems in our political structure.
What Is an American Conservative?
The Anti-Federalists teach how liberal today’s conservatism has become.
Cursive: A Beautiful Diversity
Handwriting makes a unique mark on the world.
American Exceptionalism Revisited
George Washington’s view was the antithesis of what politicians tout today.
How to Save the Library
Community ties are as essential as books to keeping the doors open.
When Baltimore Bore the “Bombs Bursting in Air”
200 years ago tonight, the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry inspired the “Star-Spangled Banner”.
Geishas By Gaslight: Kobayashi Kiyochika at the Freer Gallery
A D.C. show displays haunting, color-washed night scenes on par with Edward Hopper.
Hideous Strength: “Degenerate Art” at the Neue Galerie
How the Nazis tried to discredit modern art by exhibiting it
Rand Paul and Libertarian Switcheroos on Race
Like the very evenhanded Jamelle Bouie here, I think Sen. Rand Paul’s …
Liberalism’s (Un)Limited Government
Why is it that today’s liberals have become the most ardent cheerleaders …
Understanding Fuddy-Duddy Beatle Haters
They didn’t so much push musical boundaries as consolidate advances.
A Long, Cold Lent: David Adams Richards’s Friends of Meager Fortune
A grim Canadian tale makes a polar vortex feel warm by comparison.
How Community Keeps Us Sane
Since the medieval ages, the small town of Geel, Belgium has had …
What Reagan Got Right About South African Sanctions
“Apartheid is an affront to human rights and human dignity. Normal and …
Mobility and the Rise of Progressive Nationalism
How the frontier and the automobile hollowed out attachment to place.
Material Madchen: “The Artificial Silk Girl”
I picked up Irmgard Keun’s 1932 novel The Artificial Silk Girl at …
The Representation We Deserve
The shutdown mess revealed fundamental problems in our political structure.
What Is an American Conservative?
The Anti-Federalists teach how liberal today’s conservatism has become.
Cursive: A Beautiful Diversity
Handwriting makes a unique mark on the world.
American Exceptionalism Revisited
George Washington’s view was the antithesis of what politicians tout today.
How to Save the Library
Community ties are as essential as books to keeping the doors open.