President Obama gave a nice eulogy to the Rev. and South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney on Friday after he laid in state at the South Carolina State Capitol. He was the first African American to have such an honor after being gunned down by white supremacist Dylann Roof. While Rev. Pinckney was the firstContinue reading “Prominent Pinckneys in South Carolina Politics”
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The Sands of the Middle East are Changing once Again
The above video gives a good overview of how the sands of the Middle East have changed since the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 632 AD. Conquering powers come and go as can be seen (This happens in other places in the world as well of course). Is ISIS the latest conqueror? It nowContinue reading “The Sands of the Middle East are Changing once Again”
The World Wars and Today’s Wars
Much was made of the 70th anniversary of D-Day last week which was the beginning of the end for Hitler’s Third Reich (along with Stalingrad in the east for the Soviets). Much less talked about in the US is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I coming up this summer. The beginningContinue reading “The World Wars and Today’s Wars”
Hitler, Napoleon, and Stalin: Outsider Despots
Much has been written about the similarities between Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte. Hitler was an Austrian who was a failed artist who was abused as a boy. Through cunning and luck he rose from obscurity to become a heinous dictator of his adopted county, Germany. Napoleon was a Corsican who had once tried toContinue reading “Hitler, Napoleon, and Stalin: Outsider Despots”
Get the Lead Out
A new survey by the Centers for disease control or CDC suggests that about 500,000 children in the US have low blood lead levels (defined as 5 micrograms per deciliter) from 2007-2010. This shows an 8.6% decrease compared to the last survey period in 1999-2002. The graph at the left shows that there are higherContinue reading “Get the Lead Out”
Today’s ‘Bible’ Prophets
The Bible has been a big ratings bonanza for the History Channel and the Lifetime Network. Over and over it relies on the main characters such as Saul, David, Solomon and Nebuchadnezzar being guided by the prophets like Samuel, Nathan, Isaiah, and Daniel. Prophets are like fortune tellers in that they are messengers fromContinue reading “Today’s ‘Bible’ Prophets”
The Civil War in a Larger International Context: Darwinian Edition
This is the latest in a series of posts of earth shattering events which surrounded the US Civil War. They are tied either directly or indirectly to the war between the states. The first two posts were on military conflicts which were concurrent with and were influenced by the battle between the Blue and theContinue reading “The Civil War in a Larger International Context: Darwinian Edition”
Habemus Resegnum – We have a resignation
Jesus said to his disciples “Who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my heavenly Father. AndContinue reading “Habemus Resegnum – We have a resignation”
Year End Post
I don’t have anything to say about the Newtown shootings or the fiscal cliff. I’ve written posts on those topics before on the mass shooting which occurred a mile from where I live in 2009 and on the debt ceiling talks which are now being made and rerun from July 2011. In my last postContinue reading “Year End Post”
2012: A 1916 Rerun
Now that the election is over it’s time to focus on politics. Much has been made of Nate Silver’s having been shown to be right about the results while the pundits, especially at Fox News, were not. Many still do not understand what he was forecasting. They assume that because his model gave Obama aContinue reading “2012: A 1916 Rerun”