Documentarian Ken Burns warned Trump’s rise would be ‘Hitler-esque’—here’s what else he said
Originally posted on Rcooley123's Blog:
Was Ken Burns right about this? To a large degree I think he was. I hope…
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Compromising Possible Opponents: The Nazi Alliance With, and Later War Against the Churches, a Lesson for Today
Originally posted on The Inglorius Padre Steve's World:
Friends of Padre Steve’s World, Earlier in the week I began to write about the Nuremberg…
Climate Change isn’t funny anymore
By Robert A. Vella Back in the late 1960s, I started my lifelong study of climate change which at that Continue reading
Monday Kickoff: We will have to fight fascism sooner or later
By Robert A. Vella One of the great lessons of World War II was learned in the hardest way imaginable. Continue reading
1956: The Year That Was
Originally posted on In Saner Thought:
My grandfather was a strong GOP supporter during the days of his life….and in 1956 he…
Mueller report fallout: How institutional cowardice led to civil war
By Robert A. Vella In the lead-up to the American Civil War, the nation was tearing itself apart over the Continue reading
The Biggest, Nastiest Sea Monsters of All-time
By Robert A. Vella Throughout the history of life on Earth, real monsters terrorized all the creatures of the seas Continue reading
The Amendment That Almost Killed the Electoral College
But it wasn’t all that long ago that our country—through a bipartisan effort among lawmakers—nearly ditched the Electoral College. The Bayh-Celler amendment Continue reading
