I know it’s July and almost seven years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but Gerard Baker’s humorous take on Sen. Obama’s global unification trip made me think of a piece by Victor Davis Hanson from September 27, 2001. Basically, Hanson (a classicist and historian) puts the immediate [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘history’
January 9, 2008
Spring Semester: Days Two & Three
Deep breaths make life better.
Right, so, things aren’t as bad as I thought. Although that’s probably because Day Two consisted solely of history classes. A good history class makes everything better. My communications classes feel somewhat distracting, since my focus has shifted more toward history than technical communications. I’m so close [...]
September 14, 2007
"I have such a desire to knock heads together!"
That little gem is from one of my favorite musicals – 1776. Said by the character of John Adams during his song “Piddle, Twiddle, and Resolve.”
Freedom of Speech is an important right, one which holds the fabric of our country together. Yet, saddly few people understand what Freedom of Speech protects or even [...]
Pam defines herself as independent and decisive, but also as a bibliophile, an ex-homeschooler, something of a geek, a mostly unspoilt only child, a Christian, and a mild perfectionist.
