3+ week, 6+ day ago   (989+ words) Daily “news” is like a sandstorm. In the middle of it, you see nothing else. But afterward, despite feeling a little disoriented and dirty, most things are essentially the same. But too often these days, as the dust settles and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) While writing attempts to capture the splendor of this UNESCO World Heritage monument, text alone falls short. To appreciate how Al-Walid transformed a remote desert outpost into a sanctuary for fine art, and to experience that magnificent dream with the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1442+ words) Bright red blood that covers towns and plains Of Kampuchea, our motherland, Sublime blood of workers and peasants, Sublime blood of revolutionary men and women fighters! The blood, changing into unrelenting hatred And resolution struggle On 17 April, under the flag…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) McDonald was one of the most distinguished American historians, who first attracted attention with his book We the People, published in 1958, and he remained at the forefront of the historical profession until his death in 2016. (I gave a book report…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) On 18 August 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Iran war, Israel’s never-ending outrageous behavior, the Ukraine war, and President Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior, all thoroughly depressing subjects. Given that 1) Trump is destined to suffer a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (836+ words) As I have observed in the past, it is possible to be entertained nearly every week by the antics of President Donald J Trump, though one’s amusement often changes to annoyance or even to disgust when the consequences of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (360+ words) Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Whether he actually said it or not, the definition stands. This definition also very well describes the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (437+ words) How Gerasa, Jerash, is the largest well-preserved Roman city outside Italy—and why did the Greeks choose this place to build a great city? Watch the full cinematic walk here. In the fertile hills of northern Jordan lies Gerasa, ancient…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (239+ words) Do you remember that line? It was spoken by The Chimp (he will always be The Chimp) 25 years ago, in the aftermath of what we were assured was a dastardly sneak attack by “Islamic terrorists” on the World Trade Center…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (239+ words) Modern technology has provided government with growing capability to monitor our lives. The amount of freedom in a “free American” is slowly being reduced to nothing. Flock cameras are one such freedom-destroying tool. This article referenced below about police misuse…...