Monday, March 28, 2016

Poe and Poland

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With Poe in Boston Sculpture by Stefanie Rocknak Edgar Allen Poe Square, Boston, MA Edgar Allen Poe,  though identified with Baltim...
Friday, March 18, 2016

So Many Reasons to Vote for Trump!

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Making America Great...? There are SO MANY REASONS to vote for Donald Trump this spring!  Here are just a few... If you believe tha...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Jefferson and Mazzei

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Commander K with Fonterutoli Chianti I was delighted to sample a bottle of Fonterutoli Chianti from the cellars of Giovanni's ( ht...
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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Nietzsche on the 2016 election

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Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche was an astonishing prophet on many topics.   In a note written in 1885, Friedrich Nietzsche foretold the...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

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Mary Beard's SPQR  ( amzn.com/0871404230 ) is a fascinating history of Ancient Rome that is packed with insights and surprises.  Bea...
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Monday, February 8, 2016

Did Columbus Introduce Slavery to the New World?

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Christopher Columbus Pioneer Park, SF, CA Many have asserted that Christopher Columbus introduced slavery into the New World.  Here i...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Columbus and the Cannibals

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Christopher Columbus Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA I enjoyed my recent interview with William Campbell in a podcast (See... http:/...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Operation Storm

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Operation Storm ( www.amzn.com/0770435734 ), published in 2013, is an excellent account of the secret Japanese I-400 submarine program ...