Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
12th Night, James Watt & the Industrial Revolution; Henry Ford & the Economics of Labor, Louis XV, Benedict Arnold, Raid on Richmond, German Workers Party, 1st Female Governor, Golden Gate Bridge, Antarctic Heatwave and More. Holidays and Observances on January 5 Today is the 12th day of the 12 Days
Continue readingThe Declaration of Independence was written for the colonists, to justify our call to arms, and to Britain’s enemies, to assure them of our intent. Below is the Declaration of Independence annotated and its historical context. Following that are some additional comments on the Declaration and its importance. Update: Read
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I don’t know how long the sale will last, but if you go to Amazon now, you can get Amity Shlaes’s Calvin Coolidge biography for only $1.99. Considering what a good writer and thinker Shlaes is, I immediately acted on that deal. I’m heading on a trip soon, so it
Continue readingMy post caption to the contrary, this post has nothing to do with technology — except that technology explains why I started writing at 10:30, not 8:30. My computer apparently had a sudden yen to pretend that I had a dial-up modem and to start downloading information at speeds that
Continue readingCalvin Coolidge was famed for sleeping 12 hours a day, and generally not working up a sweat. His work ethic was consistent with his belief about government’s role. He was an old-fashioned Republican who was comfortable with the adage that the government that governs best is that which governs least.
Continue readingCalvin Coolidge: and Barack Obama (in another hagiographic AP piece)?
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