Please don’t let the liberal media convince you that unrepentant former terrorist — and unapologetic current communist — Bill Ayers is harmless and Obama’s connection with him means nothing. Neither of these assertions could be further from the truth.
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Entries Tagged as ‘History’
October 23, 2008
Obama’s Ayers connection matters. Here’s why.
September 21, 2008
Knowing where we’re going means knowing where we came from
I’ve been a fan of historian Thomas Madden ever since I read his review of the Ridley-diculous film Kingdom of Heaven and subsequently his Concise History of the Crusades. His recent commentary in the National Review is just one more reason for me to revere him. I struggle sometimes to express to others the importance [...]
April 23, 2008
“Who will rid me of this turbulent princess?!”
During the recent inquest into the 1997 death of Britain’s Princess Diana, it seems Mohammed al-Fayed’s lawyers dredged up a rather old “precedent” in their bid to summon Prince Philip to testify.
They formulated a “turbulent priest” theory, speculating that Philip created a climate in which British secret agents might have taken it upon themselves to [...]
March 24, 2008
10 most historically inaccurate movies
Yahoo! Movies presents its list of the 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies. I’m not surprised at most of these and am well acquainted with a few, although the list seems a bit heavy on films released in the past year.
I thought the inclusion of 2001: A Space Odyssey was downright unfair, considering it predicted the [...]
March 22, 2008
Lion-heart: gay or not?
The Guardian recently featured an article by Helen Castor on the real reason Richard I shared his bed with Philip of France. She notes that, as pointed out by Richard’s biographer, John Gillingham, there really wasn’t anything so sensational about this act that we now find so deliciously scandalous. It was about diplomacy.
This is rather [...]
March 7, 2008
Oh four tuna!
If you’re familiar with Carl Orff’s 20th-century cantata based on the 13th-century poetry collection Carmina Burana, then you’ll crack up over this delightful parody of the opening number, “O Fortuna.” I’ve always wondered what those Latin lyrics were really saying, and now we can all learn. (The slides are a little ahead of the lyrics.)
Hat [...]
March 1, 2008
How to avoid the plague
When it comes to intrusive ads, About.com is one of the most annoying Web sites around. But their medieval history guide, Melissa Snell, makes those ads worth putting up with. Her recent offering of a light-hearted, eHow-style article on How to Avoid the Plague is a good example.
Continuing with the spirit of medieval humor, these [...]
March 1, 2008
The snobbery of hindsight
Have you ever thought back on something you did 10 or 20 years ago and thought, “If only I’d known then what I know now”? I certainly have. Is it fair, though, to kick ourselves for mistakes we made due to lack of knowledge or experience? Our decisions are based on the wisdom we possess [...]
