Iron Horse points out the obvious here. Part of our Revolution was a response against the abuses of the Dutch East India Company so why would our Founder be pro-business again?
Framing The Framers of the Constitution
Category Archives: History
WhiteHouseTapes.org Transcript: LBJ wants some new pants with more room where your nuts hang
This is absolute genius. Give a listen.
Cinco De Mayo History: 7 Must-Know Facts About The Annual Celebration
There are a ton of misconceptions about Cinco de Mayo. Hopefully this addresses some of them.
More on the day at Wikipedia.
Honestly, it’s basically Mexican St. Paddy’s Day to me. Still, a good excuse for a drink is not one to easily pass up.
Beyond 50: American States That Might Have Been : NPR
I’ve got to get this book. A history of states that might have been.
If you follow land purchases out here in the West, Deseret may still happen, formally or not.
Rachel Maddow: Maddow: Government is for fixing problems
The historical long view of why America is still a force for good in spite of the GOP.
A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything | GeekDad | Wired.com
I’ve seen this a few times and kept forgetting to link it. Here is a bit of backstory on it.
Goodbye Howard Zinn
More on the recent passing of Howard Zinn, including some videos clip on this page plus an excerpt from his latest – and last – book.
“What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places-and there are so many-where people have behaved magnificently, it energizes us to act, and raises at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
Bob Herbert wrote a very good article on Zinn. It really should be read as a personal homage to the man.
I have some more articles at home I’m hoping to link to. Hopefully I’ll remember to do that soon.
Hominids Went Out of Africa on Rafts | Wired.com
Apparently our ancestors were no landlubbers. Turns out they took to sea to find new lands long before anyone had thought they did.
Meanwhile, most of us are content to lay back in our living rooms and veg.
Songs Of The Civil Rights Movement : NPR
Some music for your Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Also, news of a missing King speech recently found.
Haitian Ambassador shames Pat Robertson
The bulk of our nation would not exist if not for Haitians fighting for their freedom from slavery.
Racist bigots like Pat Robertson and his ilk should appreciate this fact, not trying to cast a bunch of people as satanists. If Talibangelicals were capable of shame, they should be feeling it now.