Showing posts with label American History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American History. Show all posts
Saturday, July 20, 2024

Nathan P. Kalmoe and Lilliana Mason, Mapping Political Violence

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At Amazon, Nathan P. Kalmoe and Lilliana Mason, Radical American Partisanship: Mapping Violent Hostility, Its Causes, and the Consequences f...
Thursday, June 22, 2023

Debris From OceansGate Search Confirmed as Coming From External Body of 'Titan' Sub

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It was almost beyond hope, but now we know. The U.S. Coast Guard press conference on the loss of the OceansGate submersible is about to begi...
Sunday, April 23, 2023

Saturday Evening Movie Thread

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At AoSHQ, " In the absolute most basic sense, the producer's job is to supply money to a movie production. This is why independent ...
Sunday, April 9, 2023

We Are In a Jacobin Revolution of the Sort That in 1793-94 Nearly Destroyed France

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From Victor Davis Hanson, " Our French Revolution ."
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7th, 1941 (VIDEO)

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Today's an important day, the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. The U.S. declared war on Jap...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Bradford DeLong, Slouching Towards Utopia

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At Amazon, Bradford DeLong, Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century .
Sunday, August 28, 2022

The Unmaking of American History by the Woke Mob

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For the full background, see " Presentism, Race and Trolls ," at Inside Higher Ed . From Dominic Green, at WSJ , " Progressiv...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Fit to Print? UNC's Settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones is Bad News

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Great piece from Phil Magness, for the James G. Martin Center, " A reporter who hasn’t dreamt of one day writing for the New York Times...
Monday, August 1, 2022

Last Conviction in Salem Witch Trials Is Cleared 329 Years Later

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Amazing story. At the New York Times , " The exoneration of Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person whose name was not officially cleare...
Monday, July 4, 2022

Gordon S. Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution

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At Amazon, Gordon S. Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution .
Sunday, June 19, 2022

James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

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Following-up, " James Baldwin on the Dick Cavett Show (VIDEO) ." A must read, at Amazon, James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time .

James Baldwin on the Dick Cavett Show (VIDEO)

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From the excellent documentary film, " I Am Not Your Negro ."  Happy Juneteenth everybody!
Friday, June 17, 2022

'Afro' Hair Pick Statue to Commemorate Juneteenth Unveiled in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

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This is just dumb. Sorry not sorry.  Juneteenth is this coming Sunday.  #Juneteenth #Shaft #IsaacHayes 🎶🎶🎶 https://t.co/AgGSAelnLx — D...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

E. B. Sledge: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

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A classic, E. B. Sledge: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa — Frontline Marine Combat in Two of the Bloodiest Island Invasions of Wo...
Thursday, June 2, 2022

Allan J. Lichtman, White Protestant Nation

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At Amazon, Allan J. Lichtman, White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement .
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The First Wave Hits Omaha Beach

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On Twitter : Some units in the first wave that hit Omaha Beach on D-Day suffered a casualty rate north of 90%. We asked young men with their...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Nancy Isenberg, White Trash

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At Amazon, Nancy Isenberg, White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America .
Sunday, May 1, 2022

Thirtieth Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots (VIDEO)

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I haven't been watching the news this week, but the Los Angeles Times published a front-page story yesterday, and it was weird. I was a...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Harvard's Slave Photos Raise Many Questions

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Following-up, " Harvard University Pledges $100 Million to Redress Past Ties to Slavery (VIDEO) ." At the New York Times , " ...

Harvard University Pledges $100 Million to Redress Past Ties to Slavery (VIDEO)

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Ooo! Well one would think. They're sitting on a $53.2 billion endowment. I'm sure they can afford a chintzy $100 million to throw a ...