Things Have Changed

 "Efficient bureaucrats can be more deadly than disorganized fanatics". - from Julian Jackson, France on Trial: The Case of Marsha...

First heard this song on Live At Leeds, the 1970 album from The Who.  Great tune with remarkable bass playing by John Entwhistle.  Knew it ...

It is natural to feel nostalgic for what the Empire was, just as one might regret the gentle light of oil lamps, the splendor of the fleet a...

    The Constitution established the structure of the federal government, but the implementation and development was a different matter.  ...

Substack has become a valuable resource for me.  While already familiar with some authors, I've also discovered many others writing on ...

Sad news today.  Gordon S Wood, the great historian of early America, died when hit by a car in the parking lot of a Shaw's supermarket ...