Halloween's history and traditions are covered in an interesting essay in the Lighthouse Patriot Journal blog. Some things I learned I hadn't known: The transatlantic migration of almost two million Irish during the Irish Potato Famine in the mis-1800s played ... READ MORE
I happened to be reading some of the contemporaneous news coverage of the censure of the late Rep. Gerry Studds, and noticed this passage in a July 21, 1983 New York Times article, "House Censures Crane and Studds for Sexual ... READ MORE
In response to blogger/newspaper editor Mark Tapscott's take on my idea that online versions of MSM articles (news, features, editorials, etc.) should have footnotes: 1) Mark says: "...reporting assertions of the "most right-thinking people are liberals on this issue" sort ... READ MORE
Writing for the American Spectator, our David Hogberg is examining the major health care legislation introduced by Democrats during this Congressional session. David's first article in a two-part series examines Senator Russ Feingold's "State-Based Health Care Reform Act." ... READ MORE
From Breitbart.com: Former Governor James McGreevey, who resigned after acknowledging a gay affair, said he would marry his male partner if New Jersey's state legislature adopts same-sex state marriage.'Marriage would offer the ability to bless our relationship in a committed ... READ MORE
At least, according to the Irish Times, in a report in tomorrow's editions: The British government has hired former U.S. Vice President Al Gore as a lobbyist to convince the American public that action must be taken urgently to combat ... READ MORE
Presenting its readers with the very latest in scientific discovery and advancement, Scientific American displays this headline: "Potential Male Contraceptive Homes in on Testes." I guess the ear covers weren't working out ... READ MORE
...instead of for Enron, says Claudia Rosett, "he’d be looking forward to years of dining out with his pals and collecting his pension in comfort. Instead, found guilty of fraud and conspiracy, he’s facing a 24 year sentence." Read it ... READ MORE
Victor Davis Hanson explains the difference between a historian and a journalist: ...the verifiability of source material is what distinguishes history from hearsay -- and what distinguishes the genre from journalism... Journalists could change this with one little word: footnotes ... READ MORE
Speaking of the New Republic, I noticed that Jonathan Chait's "Rummyache: The SECDEF Cult: A Tour Through the Hilarious Bygone World of Rumsfeld Worship" in the October 23 edition re-writes history a bit by implying that post 9/11 "Rumsfeld worship" ... READ MORE
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