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The Battle Hymn of the Republic as an exemplar of jihadist feeling.

Posted by James Wimberley at 08:38 AM | TrackBack (0) | |

In defense of John McCain's addlemindedness

Posted by Jonathan Kulick at 08:12 PM | TrackBack (0) | |

Hillary Clinton is like Neville Chamberlain - not the way you'd think

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Angela Merkel thinks Georgia shouldn't be in NATO. Well, isn't that special?

Posted by Jonathan Kulick at 09:55 PM | TrackBack (0) | |

Abe Lincoln, always with the wild ideas.

Posted by Jonathan Kulick at 11:47 AM | TrackBack (0) | |

An ode of thanks to the now old lady warriors of WW II.

Posted by James Wimberley at 09:23 AM | TrackBack (0) | |

What if Hillary had been born a poor black child in Mississippi?

Posted by Jonathan Kulick at 08:52 AM | TrackBack (0) | |

News flash: High-school students don't recognize the importance of Robert E. Lee! Sun to rise in the east tomorrow.

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By the end of the Civil War, a quarter of the white Southern men of military age were dead.

Posted by Mark Kleiman at 06:40 PM | TrackBack (0) | |

Gavrilo Princip and Saki's easter egg.

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Kipling's fable of the domestication of cats has been partly confirmed.

Posted by James Wimberley at 07:56 AM | TrackBack (0) | |

How will General Petraeus be remembered?

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An Elizabethan torture warrant.

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Should ID be taught as part of the history of science? Yes and no.

Posted by James Wimberley at 01:25 AM | TrackBack (0) | |

Macaulay on Judge Jeffreys: The hatred which that bad man inspired had more affinity with humanity than with cruelty.

Posted by Mark Kleiman at 09:36 PM | TrackBack (0) | |

Over at MyDD, diarist Progressive Boy asks, "After 6 Years Can Democrats Finally Forgive Ralph Nader?". No. That is all....

Posted by Jonathan Zasloff at 05:05 PM | TrackBack (0) | |

Armistice Day and the names of soldiers.

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