The Wrong Side of History
Sometimes the lessons of history take a long time to sink in. A Herald-Leader editorial on July 12, a letter to the editor about the Civil War on July 13 and Paul Prather’s piece of July 17 all point to the slowness with which we learn about history in this...Books: Matthew Brady's Portaits
Although “Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation” is billed as a biography, it actually reads as a by-now familiar story of technological innovation and entrepreneurship, parallel in an eerie way to the communication revolution we are experiencing in this...
Killing Giggles: Global Warming Myths
Global average temperature has been flat for a decade. But frightening myths about global warming continue. We’re told there are more hurricanes now. We’re told that hurricanes are stronger. But the National Hurricane Center says it isn’t so....Civil War Tattoos
The enlistment records of many Irish recruits during the Civil War provide detail on age, height, hair/eye colour and complexion. Although informative, this data still leaves us without a picture of life experience, or any insight into character. One exception was...Obiter Dicta
Last week, a half-dozen masked and unidentifiable Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse, by Read More
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