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Wisconsin’s Southern Belle; Belle Boyd’s Grave
WISCONSIN DELLS — They may be taking down the Confederate flag in South Carolina, but the Southern battle flag will fly again this weekend over a little patch of Dixie in the heart of Wisconsin. As he has for 48 … Continue reading
Why We Lose Wars
We have had a sorry record with respect to war since the end of World War II. We have not won a single conflict in which we have engaged, major or minor. This is not a slam on our troops; … Continue reading
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The World Turned Upside Down
When the British Army at Yorktown, Virginia, surrendered to American General Washington, on October 19, 1781, the British band was playing a British song, first published in 1643, called “The World Turned Upside Down.” The first verse of this song … Continue reading
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The Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is a 14 foot piece of cloth, stored at the current Cathedral in Turin, Italy, which has a faint image on the front and the back of a man who appears to have been crucified. The … Continue reading
Let’s Not Bomb Iran
The war in Iraq seems to be winding down. One way or another, we shall probably be withdrawing troops from Iraq beginning next year. One can put any political spin on this one wishes; it is certainly likely that the … Continue reading
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Newsflash: Time May Not Exist
Not to mention the question of which way it goes… by Tim Folger No one keeps track of time better than Ferenc Krausz. In his lab at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, he has clocked … Continue reading
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Spinning the War in Iraq
When I read the article in this week’s New York Times, where Brookings Institution scholars Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack argue that “[w]e are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms.” I was elated; when the New … Continue reading
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Plato’s Cave
Plato’s Cave is from a story in book seven of Plato’s Republic. The postulate is, in short, that for people living in a cave all their lives, information from outside must seem like a fantasy. All they know is life … Continue reading
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To Vote or Not To Vote; Saving Western Civilization On A Shoestring
I have talked to many Conservatives who feel betrayed by the current administration. Many people, I included, voted for the President with hesitation…and now feel betrayed by a President who they feel betrayed many of the principles on which he … Continue reading
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Women and Culture
The American West, in the period of approximately 1865-1890, was called the ‘Wild West’ for very good reason. There was little that could be called ‘law’ or ‘justice,’ and that justice was very often vigilante justice, which is as good … Continue reading