I’m savoring a brief period of relative comfort from a lingering cold. I can’t imagine how I’d handle something serious like the flu. I’ve already had my flu shot for this year, though I fully understand that I’m not protected … Continue reading
Mark Thomas
The immoderate nature of John Brown’s Raid For one, when a white man comes to me and tells me how liberal he is, the first thing I want to know, is he a nonviolent liberal, or the other kind…If you … Continue reading
OTD – 1957: Troops Escort Little Rock Nine According to figures from a Wall Street Journal report, more than 3.6 million Americans born in 1957 are still alive. Those older than 61 number millions more, including those who have memories … Continue reading
It was on this date in 1860 that Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden introduced the famous compromise legislation he and others hoped would head off a civil war. Too much, too late The doomed Crittenden Compromise called for six new … Continue reading