Why should we care? Isn’t this ancient history and has no meaning?
No, it not only is relevant- it explains more than just what the study revealed.
Continue reading Never Again? It’s Already Forgotten
The world as many of my generation knows it is changing.
Continue reading G-g-g-generations
This post was supposed to appear about a week ago. But, my computer was attacked. No, not by hackers. (You would have heard about that sooner.) By Microsoft.
Continue reading US-China Wars
When I was growing up, most of us knew certain dates and events. For example, my brother’s birthday was the day after one of the most important dates- 7 December. The day that President Roosevelt declared would forever remain “in infamy”. Or, the week before Flag Day (that’s 14 June, should you have fallen prey to the current ignorance) was D-Day, the 6th of June. (Do I have to tell you that this was the turning point for World War II, the day that the “Allies” launched a most audacious raid on Nazi-held France [Europe], with some 210,000 casualties during the battle to obtain a foothold in Normandy.)
This has been in my queue for a while. Not because it isn’t important- but because, among my many skills, talents, and training, being an historian is not among them.
Continue reading Those that don’t study history…
Gas is cheap. The economy is doing better. And, that means we are driving more often.
And, we’re probably driving more sloppily. Which is why last year, some 40,000 of us perished in auto crashes. After years of declining deaths, the trend has been reversed. Oh, sure, folks said the improving crash data was a result of better, safer cars. But, given last year’s data, I would venture that we’ve once again used correlation and not causation to reach (bad) conclusions.
Continue reading Zoom, Zoom. Millennial Style
