Holocaust day of remembrance
The United States Congress established Sunday, April 15, 2007 as a national day of remembrance to honor the memory of the millions who perished in Germany during the Holocaust. I recently ran across a piece I wrote 14 years ago, as I thought about what the opening of the U.S. Holocaust Museum in 1993 meant […]
Global Guerillas
Want to better understand what’s going on in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the “war on terror”? Forget about the conventional press: John Robb’s Global Guerillas blog is in a league of its own. John, a former tech CEO, tech analyst, and oh yeah, special ops pilot for the Air Force, is working on a book about […]
D-Day Memorial
The first time I went to Normandy I was amazed that anyone made it ashore on D-Day. Those cliffs are high, and the beaches are wide. It’s humbling.
The American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer is a must-see, too. [EdCone.com]
Add another to your list, should you find yourself in Normandy: the Musée de la Paix in Caen. It’s […]
Reagan clarified the clash of ideas
That’s the money quote from Will Saletan’s latest column at Slate, where he takes the money quote from Reagan’s farewell address in 1989:
“There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.”
Saletan goes on to write, “In clarifying his own views, he […]
Ronald Reagan, RIP
Stephen says it best: “as a kid, Reagan was the very definition of a president.” I was 9 when Ronald Reagan was elected. My family was very much Republican at the time (my Dad worked on George W. Bush’s 1980 presidential bid), and I liked Reagan. I remember playing in Scott Prudhomme’s front yard when […]
Reagan’s health failing?
Wire reports have President Reagan in failing health. If this is the end, I hope it’s a peaceful one for he and his family. Hard to imagine he’s 93 years old.
Update: CNN.com is reporting that a spokesperson for Reagan’s family is downplaying the rumors of Reagan’s imminent death. Most interesting, from the CNN report, is […]
Kennedy Museum in Dallas
Last night’s gala dinner at the Mertias conference was held at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. I stood on the street the motorcade drove past, then a few minutes later, looked out the same windows Lee Harvey Oswald looked out before he assassinated President Kennedy.
It was overwhelming — standing on historical ground always […]
