Australian historian Leigh Neville has reopened one of the saddest moments in American military history, The Battle of Mogadishu, popularized in book and film as Black Hawk Down. For his book, Day of the Rangers, Neville tracked down veterans of the operation for their untold stories. Daily Mail reports: Mr Neville has interviewed several participants […]
My Favorite Book this Summer: The Killer Angels
Recommendations can be tricky today. With so much to watch on Netflix alone, it’s hard to know which recommendations from friends and relatives to watch first. Then there are recommendations for books. “E.J. you have to read The Killer Angels,” a friend expressed in a way I knew I had to read it. I’m glad […]
Tolkien: A Look Back at a Master
I’ve written to you before about my family’s enjoyment of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Undoubtedly Tolkien is one of the best known authors of all time, but what is less known is Tolkien’s use of visual arts as an aid and accompaniment for his written works. Now, at the Bodleian Libraries’ Weston Library of […]
Lessons from the 1938 Hitler Gun Control Act
No one knows the history of gun control better than Stephen P. Halbrook. Here Mr. Halbrook remembers the Night of the Broken Glass. Halbrook’s new book is a must for all Second Amendment supporters. Stephen Halbrook on His New Book “Gun Control in the Third Reich” Originally posted on December 3, 2013.
The USA is Chimerical
In The Fourth Political Theory by Russian political commentator and writer Alexander Dugin, chapter 14 is sub titled The Evil of Unipolarity. “All traditionalists should be against the West and globalization, as well as against the imperialist politics of the United States.” Alexander Dugin’s nationalistic, classical Eurasian view is that a Russian-Eurasian state must incorporate […]
The Last Lion: Keep Buggering On
To help pass the time on our road treks, especially during the 2,000-mile drive between Key West and Newport, Dick and I have been listening to the 42-disc set of William Manchester and Paul Reid’s The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965. We finished disc #32 as we were slip-sliding into […]
RIP Judith Jones
In 2011, at the Key West Literary Seminar “The Language of Food,” Dick and I met Judith Jones. Judith, along with many other food luminaries, was there to discuss the changing attitudes toward food in America over the past 50 years. For Judith Jones, Julia Child played a seminal role in this transformation. Judith worked […]
Swiss Armed Neutrality
In Target Switzerland, Stepehen P. Halbrook lays out the story of Swiss armed neutrality in World War II. Switzerland, alone among the nations of central Europe, successfully deterred Germany from invading and occupying her territory. Where did a small nation find the resolve and strength- military and spiritual-to resist against overwhelmingly larger and more powerful […]
Churchill, Roosevelt & Company—Studies in Character and Statecraft by Lewis Lehrman
Conservative icon, prolific writer and editor David Franke offers a spellbinding review of Lewis Lehrman’s book on Churchill and Roosevelt. No one in the world is more qualified in judging David Franke’s contribution to America’s conservative movement than I am. Back in the gold rush era, David Franke was the editor of Silver & Gold […]
Join Me on a Great Health Mission!
Originally posted July 22, 2013. For decades I was a runner. My weight held at a steady 180 pounds throughout my running days. About 15 years ago, knee and lower back issues caused me to switch to walking, which today I do plenty of daily. Well, maybe it’s the fewer calories I am burning, or […]
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