tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post4356855147418004932..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-76872884099732937132011-12-14T16:48:09.617+02:002011-12-14T16:48:09.617+02:00Trippler you'll like this -- I just started re...Trippler you'll like this -- I just started reading Grand Pursuit last night, Sylvia Nasar's book on economics, and she starts with a great story about Malthus and Dickens. Turns out Dickens was motivated to write A Christmas Carol because of Malthus' ideas after returning from the "plenty" of America. Scrooge was Malthus!<br /><br />She also does a great job explaining avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-45782083914090835012011-12-14T12:43:02.930+02:002011-12-14T12:43:02.930+02:00I find it amusing, to say the least, that conserva...I find it amusing, to say the least, that conservatives have picked up on Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine and De Toqueville, all of whom believed in a strong federal government. Hamilton also felt a national debt was what held a nation together and bought out the state war debts to help consolidate the federal government after the first revolutionary war.<br /><br />Paine is even more difficult James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-41402069292486275902011-12-14T08:10:46.298+02:002011-12-14T08:10:46.298+02:00Great book, although unfortunately it has been pic...Great book, although unfortunately it has been picked up by conservatives as well and warped beyond all recognition,<br /><br />http://tv.nytimes.com/2009/06/06/arts/television/06beck.htmlJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88902962022147960072011-12-14T05:48:50.456+02:002011-12-14T05:48:50.456+02:00An old American classic revisited:
http://www.chi...An old American classic revisited:<br /><br />http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/sc-ent-1207-books-change-thomas-paine-20111209,0,1815159.story<br /><br />"Common Sense" ~ good to know that the current generation can again read and learn from this great book.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-51825011414936777672011-11-26T05:16:25.916+02:002011-11-26T05:16:25.916+02:00Tom Wicker, RIP:
Iconoclastic reporter was highly...Tom Wicker, RIP:<br /><br />Iconoclastic reporter was highly regarded during the 1960s:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/us/tom-wicker-journalist-and-author-dies-at-85.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all<br /><br /><br />~~~ Riding waves of change as the effects of the divisive war in Vietnam and America’s civil rights struggle swept the country, Mr. Wicker applauded President Lyndon B. Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-28517094253621510072011-11-22T12:25:34.414+02:002011-11-22T12:25:34.414+02:00I well imagine this is how the Tea Party sees itse...I well imagine this is how the Tea Party sees itself. I'm not sure where the OWS rallies are leading, but recent referendum votes and the recall of Russell Pearce in Arizona do give one hope that 2012 will be a good year for Democrats.<br /><br />I can't get over how obstinate the Republicans have been in Congress. God forbid the Democrats acted this way while Bush pushed through his war James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-57072797100520564812011-11-22T07:28:20.994+02:002011-11-22T07:28:20.994+02:00Sam Adams leads the Sons of Liberty after the comp...Sam Adams leads the Sons of Liberty after the completion of the Boston Tea Party:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPyd0dnzYOI&feature=related<br /><br /><br />Contrary to all the lies and mischaracterizations of the right wing media, this is the type of movement needed today as part of OWS.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-17812747031815391522011-11-21T09:10:57.163+02:002011-11-21T09:10:57.163+02:00I find it bemusing that the Conservatives believe ...I find it bemusing that the Conservatives believe firmly in their right to free speech, but try to deny the Left the same right. Fox and other right-wing "news" organizations have done everything they can to play up the violence and mayhem at these "OWS" rallies without noting that much of the violence and mayhem has been initiated by the police. They've often categorized James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-19414236738136437722011-11-21T02:35:05.739+02:002011-11-21T02:35:05.739+02:00This is a good time for every true patriot to lear...This is a good time for every true patriot to learn more about American history. Here's why:<br /><br />There is some talk from certain delusionals of the far right who believe Occupy Wall Street is unpatriotic and at war with American ideals. If these delusionals would do their homework and read John K Alexander's book,<br /><br />SAMUEL ADAMS: The Life of An American Revolutionary<br Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.com