Today is the 44th anniversary of this horrible event. It appears we have not learned anything in the subsequent years. We don’t seem able to “get” that slavish following of lying leaders can be lethal. That’s what these people did… Read More ›
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WE ABOLISHED BOOZE IN 1919 & NO ONE’S HAD A DRINK SINCE
Once upon a time so many years ago, Americans had national fit of self-righteousness. We decided alcohol was the root of all evil. To rectify the perceived problem, the nation rose up on its collective hind legs and passed the… Read More ›
SLAVERY TO INDUSTRY: BORN ON THE BLACKSTONE
A Flashback Friday Post from July 29, 2020 You could say the Blackstone Valley was Alexander Hamilton’s dream come true. He wanted the U.S. to grow into an industrial and international powerhouse. This was the subject on which he and… Read More ›
THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON BE AT AN END.
Sean Munger’s History and Culture Dispatches Are we nearing our end? For real? Nearing the end? Sean Munger thinks so. I know we can’t go on like this. This is not the country I’ve always known. We’ve set up a… Read More ›
CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND HATRED IN THE U.S.
Fandango’s Provocative Question #165 For some people, this is an interesting, albeit impersonal question. For some of us, it’s personal and cuts painfully close to home. How do you feel about what is going on in the United States in regard… Read More ›
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 JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S 43rd ANNIVERSARY
Today is the 43rd anniversary of this horrible event. It appears we have not learned that slavish following of lying leaders is lethal. We should not need to learn this again but apparently, we do. Maybe we aren’t able to… Read More ›
THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE — STILL RELEVANT IN 2021
We are again approaching the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. 43 years later, it appears we have not learned the lesson yet. Slavish following of lying leaders is deadly. We should not need to learn this again. Once should have… 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 ›
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 ›
A MINI HISTORY FOR NON-AMERICANS
Like most wars, our Revolutionary War was about money and land — pretty much like every war. The money part was about taxes — especially on tea, which was very big until America discovered coffee — and who should pay… Read More ›
A GOOD AMERICAN
Civics 101 by Rich Paschall Most of us are Americans because we were born here. We did not have to meet any special requirements. We did have to learn about our history and our government, however. When I was in… Read More ›
BOSTON BUSING AS I REMEMBER
During my ABC Network News stint (3 years), I covered major international stories. These included the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. While I was in Vietnam in 1967, I met LBJ who revealed he wouldn’t seek re-election… Read More ›
THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE REDUX IN 2020
This is the anniversary of the slaughter at Jonestown. It’s 42 years later and still, we have not learned the lesson that slavishly following lying leaders can be deadly. If nothing else, this has got to be an object lesson… Read More ›
THE AMERICAN WAY
2019 and It’s here! The Republican Convention — the big show for which we’ve been waiting, the hottest party to hit Cleveland since 1997 when the Sox won the American League Pennant but lost the Series. The first day wasn’t… Read More ›
WHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE NOT THE ONLY RACISTS
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. A lot of people said “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he said he was and he probably believes it’s… Read More ›
WE ABOLISHED RECREATIONAL ALCOHOL IN 1920 AND NO ONE HAS HAD A DRINK SINCE
Once upon a time so many years ago, Americans had national fit of self-righteousness.We decided alcohol was the root of all evil. To rectify the perceived problem, the nation rose up on its collective hind legs and passed the 18th… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 