My First Iconic Baseball Hero — Minnie Minoso
Tyler Kepner's Case for His Placement in Cooperstown. I didn't need today's New York Times…
At Long Last — the National Museum of the United States Army
Lillian and I were fortunate Saturday to tour the museum, which took years to build…
How We Got Where We Are: The Coup, The Dream, The Split
Before a medical appointment Thursday, Veterans Day, I read – in print – a number…
Save the Hibiscus; Save the Fern [and 1 other]
Last year, during one wave of the plague, the two hibiscus plants on the deck…
Playing the Race Card — In the Civil War
The Birth of "Miscegenation" and Fake News A few months after the bloody anti-draft riots…
At the Polls Today, Not Friday
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we did not join the 400 plus Fairfax County…
Forgiven or Forgotten by 2022? , Capitol Crimes [Part 2]
Paul Hodgkins of Florida is now trying to undo his guilty plea to a felony…
The 10-Foot Tall, 21st Century Terra Cotta Warrior
So we have heard much of China’s rise as a military power in recent days,…
Our 11th Anniversary — A Little Late
Before Lillian and I set out to mark our 11th anniversary, two days late, I…
Children of the Same Foul Spirit
Bells being rung at Shanksville, Pa., commemorating 20th anniversary of terrorist attack on the United…
Cusp of Summer –the Painter’s Gift
The plague forced us to put off a number of projects around the house.…
Starting Before Juneteenth: How We Got Where We Are; Morgan’s “Part Two – the Southerners” and Slaves Along the Mohawk
Annette Gordon-Reed and her latest book; Daniel Day Lews in 1992 epic "Last of…
Brothers by Blood; Brothers by Founding: Latest Chapter of “Praising Famous Men”
Drawn from Washington Post's May 20 account of House vote on establishing Jan. 6 commission.…
Dissertation Questions for Scholars to Pursue in Post Plague Years
[An Interdisciplinary Approach -- history, political science, economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, law --…
The Desperate Confederacy: The Little Known Guerrilla War on the Water
Hijacking passenger steamers, overpowering schooner crews, et al. had begun before First Bull Run/Manassas on…
Minding the Gap — Between St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s: What to Eat; What to Do? A Shot of Pfizer Will Do!
On a rainy, still wintry day, what better way to pass the time between the…
Maybe Joe Read THE Book
Maybe Joe Read THE Book "This legislation is about giving the backbone of this nation…
Two Days in Two Capitals: The Contrasts Could Not Be Greater
The Rage of the Neo-Confederates in Jan. 6, 2021; Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn,…
‘With Malice Towards None’ vs ‘Judgments of the Lord’
Circled figure is Lincoln, March 4, 1865 and summer 2020 " With malice toward none;…
When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
Having been born in Calgary, Alberta, home of the "Stampede," the "greatest outdoor show on…