U.S. History

11/26/2011 1

Tom Wicker On JFK’s Undelivered Final Speech

John F. Kennedy After news came of the death of journalism great Tom Wicker, Huffington Post posted a link to his same-day coverage of the JFK ... [Continue]

11/25/2011 0

Hail David Frum…

… for telling it like it is. David Frum If we say something often enough, we come to believe it. We don’t usually delude others until after ... [Continue]

08/08/2011 2

Sad End to a Major MN Political Footnote

I noticed in a Google search last night that the name of the woman who was killed after an explosion of a house in North Minneapolis was identical to ... [Continue]

06/30/2011 0

Quote of the Day

“Ah, but in such an ugly time, the true protest is beauty.” — Phil Ochs, liner notes, “Pleasures of the Harbor” ... [Continue]

06/01/2011 0

HHH Wins an Election

Hubert Humphrey display at the HHH Centennial Reunion. Photo by Larry Marcus. I’ve been pretty busy lately, so I haven’t taken the time ... [Continue]

05/12/2011 0

Viva The National Jukebox

I hope to spend a lot of time diddling around on the Library of Congress’ new National Jukebox site. The site makes historical sound recordings ... [Continue]

05/04/2011 0

The bin Laden Death Photos

Prediction: the bin Laden death photos will eventually be released. If the Zapruder film was ultimately shown not to be a national security risk and ... [Continue]

05/02/2011 0

Glad bin Laden is Out of Commission, But…

Osama bin Laden I find myself grimly satisfied that bin Laden is no longer free to act as a terrorist and mass murderer, rather than ... [Continue]

04/28/2011 0

Aphorism of the Day

Actually, it was published three days ago. Courtesy of the New Yorker magazine’s George Packer. In politics, the side with a fixed notion of ... [Continue]

04/08/2011 0