Similar Posts

  • A Calm Political Atmosphere

    Harry Elmer Barnes famously defined “historical revisionism” when he wrote:[1] “Actually, revisionism means nothing more or less than the effort to revise the historical record in the light of a more complete collection of historical facts, a more calm political atmosphere, and a more objective attitude.” Barnes’s definition may help to explain the failure (thus…

  • Don’t Pay with Credit/Debit Cards!

    Fraudsters Extrapolated damage caused by credit-card fraud from 2021 through 2027; https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264329/value-fraudulent-card-transactions-worldwide/ By their very nature, credit and debit cards are extremely insecure means of paying. They allow worldwide frauds of more than 30 billion(!) dollars every year, and rising (see chart). Anyone knowing someone’s credit-card number and expiration date can take the owner’s money…

  • Toward History

    I have always thought that Henry Ford's concise definition of history sets forth more wisdom in fewer words than anything else I know. He observed, “History is bunk,” and in three short words the great populist industrialist spelled out one of the most profound problems of our time. We have to recognize that when Ford…

  • Break His Bones

    In August I mailed queries to 20 important periodicals around the country offering the right to excerpt a section of the manuscript. Last week I received a letter from an editor at one of the really top magazines in the country saying yes, she wants to see it. She knows who I am, what I…