Tag: Winston Churchill

History, Holidays & Observances on January 24

Holiday & Observances: Feast of St. Francis de Sales Major Events: Praetorian Guard Assassinates Caligula, Sunni-Shia Divide, California Gold Rush Notable Events: Fatimid Caliphate, Conciliar Movement, Corvinus crowned King, Cavalier Parliament, Boy Scouts, Income Tax, Goldsboro B-52 Crash, Ted Bundy Born: Hadrian, Frederick the Great, Charles James Fox, Neil Diamond,

Continue reading

Politicians’ external behaviors do not prove whether they have a strong moral core

I don’t particularly like a friend one of the Little Bookworms has, although I feel quite sorry for the young woman. She’s in her late teens, with staggeringly low self-esteem that she buries by indulging in drugs, alcohol, and gender fluid sexual engagements. I don’t worry, though, that she’ll be

Continue reading

The Bookworm Beat — 9/2/2014 Quick, Down, & Dirty edition

I’ve got about 30 tabs open. They’re memory hogs, so I want to share their contents with you as quickly as possible so that I can shut them down and look for more stuff. Hold onto your hats, ’cause this is going to be quick: Voices inside administration challenge Obama’s

Continue reading