There is a line we should have never crossed, but we crossed it. We feel endangered because we are in danger. There is a very strong likelihood our grandchildren will not have the freedom or the right to vote.
History
The day before infamy: December 6, 1941.
We all know what happened the morning after. What was Saturday, December 6, 1941 like? Sean Munger Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged the United States into World War II. I have… Read More ›
The future of climate: do you have any idea what’s really coming? – by Sean Munger – Sean Munger’s History and Culture Dispatches
This article is part of a long ongoing series of my thoughts on the role of climate change in history, which interfaces with the collapse of American democracy. Other articles in this series: The “Lenin” of climate change; rising fascism; do-nothing Democrats; the… Read More ›
THESE HONORED DEAD
The cemetery is in the center of the town, across from the dam and just a hundred or so yards from the river itself. It’s up on a hill, so it never floods, even when the rivers rush over their… Read More ›
The Hidden Halls of the Saxon Kings
Northumberland is positively dripping with medieval history, and every period of the thousand years following the departure of the Romans around 410 AD has left its mark on the land. Some of these historical legacies, however, are far less obvious…
HOW EASY IS IT TO “FAKE” HISTORY? by SEAN MUNGER
The malleable past: How easy is it to “fake” history? – Sean Munger Denial of certain historical facts involves a misconception of what history is and how it works. On the previous incarnation of my history blog, in December 2013,… Read More ›
NO ONE HAS HAD A DRINK SINCE 1920
Once upon a time so many years ago, Americans had national fit of self-righteousness. We decided alcohol was the root of all evil and to rectify this catastrophe, we rose up on our collective hind legs and passed the 18th… Read More ›
AFGHANISTAN: ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON FROM WHICH WE FAILED TO LEARN by SEAN MUNGER
We were doomed to fail in Afghanistan because we had no idea what we were really doing there. Yesterday, August 15, 2021, the Taliban recaptured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, after a lightning offensive that followed the withdrawal of U.S…. Read More ›
THE FINAL DAYS OF REPUBLICAN ROME
It’s déjà vu all over again as we travel back with author Robert Harris to Republican Rome just before it became Imperial Rome. In America, we complain of corruption. Lying politicians. We fear the end of our Democracy, such as it isn’t…. Read More ›
HARD DAYS FOR A CONSCIENCE
There are a lot of things we don’t know about the people who came before us. We don’t know how or why they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about… Read More ›
HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, AND TRUTH
I love history and I read a lot of it. My first reading choice is usually fantasy and/or time travel, but after that? History. Lately, I’ve been reading serious biographies of people I have always admired and in whom I… Read More ›
TRUMAN by DAVID McCULLOUGH
It’s almost embarrassing. I bought this book more nine years ago with every intention of reading it. It’s a very long book. Modern American history is not my favorite subject, but I feel compelled to read it anyway. At 1102… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 