Summary: For Christmas we take one of our occasional breaks from our steady stream of bad news to deliver some good news. Regular service will resume tomorrow. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas to you all! Contents A special post about Christmas A video about Christmas history of America’s military A holiday reminder about gifts …
Summary: On Christmas we present this historical note, about the sacrifices made by our armed forces to allow us to peacefully celebrate this holiday in our homes as free men and women. The times ahead might be difficult, and we might need to hold our history to our hearts for inspiration and guidance. . Today …
Here is a Christmas story known to few except historians, well worth reading by all Americans: Washington’s Gift byThomas Fleming, Wall Street Journal, 24 December 2007 — “Our revolution could have ended in despotism, like so many others.” Subscription only. Here is the opening (an open copy appears at the David Gold website): There is a Christmas …
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Summary: The Washington Times gives us some Christmas Eve war advocacy. Very suitable for 21st century America — all war, all the time, for every problem. Hat tip for this to Winslow T. Wheeler, Director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information: “High-tech, low-risk wars“, Tim Haake, Washington Times, 24 …
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