I’ll be the first to admit that my interests in the historical have generally been Eurocentric, especially the Roman Republic and Empire. Recently, though, I found reason to pick up Charles C. Mann’s “1491,” and I have had a hard time putting it down since. The children’s nursery rhyme reminds us that “In 1492, Columbus […]
Book Review: “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” by Charles C. Mann
November 27, 2011 by
Book Review: “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris
November 26, 2011 by
To read the first in Edmund Morris’ biographical series on Theodore Roosevelt (see my review here: “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt“), one might be left with the feeling that it was inevitable that Teddy someday become President. Individuals from his German tutor while he studied abroad to those who came into contact with him while […]
Which way to the top of Drudge?
October 14, 2011 by
I don’t know quite what this is “reporting,” but I sure do know what it’s implying. It’s unfair, it’s a stretch, but it’s hilarious.
“The Constitutional Origins of the American Revolution” by Jack P. Greene
July 21, 2011 by
Time for a segment of “A moment in obscure history.” This time, we’re looking at the constitutional dispute that resulted in the American Revolution. Since sometime in 2009, the Tea Party movement has lead a revival of interest in the US Constitution. Senator Mike Lee summed up why the increased interest of late during the release […]
Wisdom, via Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
May 13, 2011 by
Today, a couple pieces of wisdom from the always quotable Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., a man who made the ‘stache look good: I always say that I regard legislation like buying a ticket to the theatre; if you are sure that you want to go to the show and have the money to pay […]
John Adams: From Boston to Guantanamo to DOMA
May 5, 2011 by
Michelle Mumford looks at the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) and its Defense in the context of the Honorable Monroe G. McKay, Senior Judge on the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, address to a group of young lawyers at the Utah State Bar’s annual Law Day luncheon on the theme of “The Legacy […]
Because it’s been one of those days…
April 18, 2011 by
Let us consider….Mitt Romney…through the eyes of Team Coco. (h/t Holly on the Hill)
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