All Entries Tagged With: "history"
Stop the War on May Day!
By Roderick T. Long Cross posted here from Bleeding Heart Libertarians. I strongly disagree with the suggestion by Jason, Ilya, and others to rename May Day “Victims of Communism” Day. The fact that Communist regimes have attempted to co-opt May Day is no reason to imitate them in a second co-opting attempt. May Day not only originally was, [...]
Why the Republican Party Elected Lincoln
by Thomas J. DiLorenzo It is occasionally possible to see through the fog of mysticism, superstition, lies, and the romantic, happy-faced, floating butterfly vision of Abraham Lincoln that has been created by American court historians over the past century. One place to begin is the gem of a book by Pulitzer prize-winning Lincoln biographer David Donald [...]
The Dream of the 1890s: Why Old Mutualism Is Making a New Comeback
MAR 13 2012, 11:30 AM ET The values of this generation of independent-minded workers aren’t wild and new. Instead, they represent a return to the values we abandoned at the height of the industrial revolution. Wikimedia Commons photo of Portland in 1890. The ’90s are making a comeback. The 1890s, that is. That was the [...]
WAR IS A RACKET – Major General Smedley D. Butler USMC, Retired
Written by Two-Time Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Major General Smedley D. Butler USMC, Retired CHAPTER ONE WAR IS A RACKET WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in [...]
The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto – The Origin and Evil of Public Schools
A weekend seminar with John Taylor Gatto John Taylor Gatto, one of the outstanding scholars and writers in the history of American education, is not only a truth-teller about the corrupting and dangerous American compulsory school system. He is also an extraordinary teacher, once being named as Teacher of the Year for New York State. This [...]
Beware Friday the 13th
by Ron Holland Welcome to Friday the 13th. You may not know why Friday the 13th is considered such an unlucky day, but it’s worth learning about for anyone who’s concerned about protecting his assets, especially from high taxes and confiscation. While Obama might be defeated in 2012 and a GOP win would certainly be a [...]
