Tag: history
Political Parties Mean Absolutely Nothing
America only has two major political parties. That’s the way it’s always been and likely always will be. Third parties have bubbled up in the past but they popped just […]
The Best Biblical Movies for April
The Absolute Best Biblical Movies to Watch this April Despite the rampant marketing and materialism of Christmas, April is really the holiest month of the year. Lent and its many […]
The Free Speech Convulsion
A recent NYT article accidentally portrayed all the problems of free speech advocacy. I say accidentally because the intent of the article was clearly trying to protect the speech of […]
Identifying, Avoiding, and Fighting Cynicism
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. Local and National news and quite a bit of social media is designed to remind us of this constantly. I am guilty of […]
On This Day in Alabama History — Tuskaloosa Burning
Because haters don’t want to see us be great, Tuscaloosa has been burned down a few times. Most famously, Tuscaloosa was burned during the Civil War simply because we committed […]
Term Limits Suck. Just Ask the Romans.
Anyone who has had the misfortune of listening to me for more than about ten minutes knows that I’m absolutely obsessed with Ancient Rome, specifically the Roman Republic, which served […]
The Five Greatest Republicans
The Republican Party is one of the oldest political parties in the world, and one of the two most powerful. Depending on how the electoral college shakes out every four […]
We Must Begin America Again
Every two to four years, we can begin America over again. You have that power.
On This Day in 1848 — The Birth of Feminism
If feminism is the belief that women are full and equal human beings, then feminists have always existed.
I Nominate June 12 to be International Struggle Day
June 12, 1942 – Anne Frank gets a diary for her birthday. June 12, 1963 – Medgar Evers pays the last full measure of devotion. June 12, 1964 – Nelson […]