Category Archives: Current Affairs

Quotes of the Day: Historians Haggle, But Lincoln Lingers, & Kelly Ann Conway Pontificates

Quotes of the Day: Today’s New York Times yielded a rich trove . . . One was about historian Jon Meacham’s new book, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House) A New York Times interviewer asked, “So, having delved into the legacies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and … Continue reading Quotes of the Day: Historians Haggle, But Lincoln Lingers, & Kelly Ann Conway Pontificates →

The Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Goes to Trial soon: Here’s a Good Summary

[NOTE: Columnist George Will sets aside his usual reactionary sentiments here, to produce instead a concise and clear breakdown of the case Dominion will attempt to make in pursuit of its $1.5 billion defamation action against Fox News. Will usefully points out the challenges Dominion faces in proving that the Fox “News” promotion of … Continue reading The Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Goes to Trial soon: Here’s a Good Summary →

Fani Willis vs Trump: Will the “Pit Bull” take on the “Big Dog”?

[NOTE: Quakers aren’t supposed to gamble. But if I was going to break the rule, I’d lay money on the proposition that among all the various agencies and investigators digging into Donald Trump’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election, the first actual indictments will come from Atlanta and DA Fani Willis. Why? The answers are in … Continue reading Fani Willis vs Trump: Will the “Pit Bull” take on the “Big Dog”? →

Academic Tenure Will Soon Be Gone — Unless . . .

[NOTE: one scholar cited here says that the number of tenured professors ballooned after World War II, when more Amerians, especially veterans, went to college, got advanced degrees and stayed on to teach. Today, student body numbers are falling, but grad schools keep churning out new PhDs. So there’s a glut, too many carrying … Continue reading Academic Tenure Will Soon Be Gone — Unless . . . →

Pearl Harbor, Pope Benedict & the Contested Catholic Discovery of Religious Liberty

I missed a significant anniversary last month, on December 7. No, not Pearl Harbor Day, December 7 1941, when a deadly Japanese surprise attack on American bases in Hawaii pulled the U. S. into World War II. Nor was it December 7, 1973, my son’s birthday.