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Serena Williams's Love Match: Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Vanity Fair; by BUZZ BISSINGER photographs by ANNIE LEIBOVITZ styled by JESSICA DIEHL [original article contains additional photograph & additional links]This is a love story.It wasn’t seamless,...
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American Muslims Celebrate One Nation Under God - Note for a discussion, "E...
Jeanette Smith, guardianlv.comRamadan, the Muslim holiday of fasting, began on May 27, 2017, and ended with Eid al-Fitr, on June 24. The celebration that ends a month of fasting focused on the premise:...
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Donald Trump Will Go Down in History as the Troll-in-Chief
John Cassidy, New YorkerImage from article, with caption: Although Trump tweeted on Thursday that he no longer watches “Morning Joe,” the timing of his rant suggests otherwise.Excerpt:Donald Trump...
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Jefferson in the Flesh - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
wsj.comJudging the ‘architect of American liberty,’ not by today’s standards but by those of his time. William Anthony Hay reviews ‘Jefferson’ by John B. Boles. By William Anthony HayJune 29, 2017...
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The Democrats’ problem is not the economy, stupid - Note for a discussion, "E...
Fareed Zakaria, Washington PostImage (not from article) fromExcerpt:The Democratic] party’s defense of minorities and celebration of diversity are genuine and praiseworthy, but they have created great...
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America is hacking away at its own democratic limb - Note for a discussion,...
Michael Gerson, Washington PostImage from article, with caption: "George Washington speaks at the Constitutional Convention in 1787."Excerpt:There is an element of America’s founding that anticipates,...
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Donald Trump is an ambassador from the abyss - Note for a discussion, "E...
Ned Resnikoff, thinkprogress.org; via JJ on Facebook [original article contains links; has some passages in italics; and is illustrated by additional photographs]image from articleAlienation is...
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Happy Birthday, America. One Small Suggestion ...
By STEPHEN FRY, New York Times, JUNE 30, 2017image from articleLet us embark together on an Independence Day thought experiment. It is tenderedin a spirit of amity, respect and good will by an...
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A historical perspective on marijuana legalization ... (from a Facebook comment)
John Brown4 mins · https://www.usatoday.com/…/cigarettes-and-marijua…/70746772/ A historical pattern, with of course variations: First, the powers-that-be condemn/castigate mind-changing drugs, perhaps...
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America’s shockingly violent birth - Note for a discussion "E Pluribus Unum?...
Washington PostA privateer ship on display at the Museum of the American Revolution. ( / Bluecadet)By George F. Will Opinion writer June 30 at 7:50 PM PHILADELPHIASome American history museums belabor...
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The most famous book that takes place in every state - Note for a discussion,...
businessinsider.comMelia Robinson, Tech InsiderApr. 14, 2016, 2:49 PM31,168,251FACEBOOKLINKEDINTWITTERFollow Business Insider:Skye Gould/Tech InsiderWhether you come from the California coastline or...
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Number of fatal shootings by police is nearly identical to last year - Note...
By John Sullivan, Reis Thebault, Julie Tate and Jennifer Jenkins July 1 at 12:21 PM, Washington Post Police nationwide shot and killed 492 people in the first six months of this year, a number nearly...
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It’s Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone With the...
Claire Cain Miller @clairecm JULY 1, 2017, New York Times [original article contains links and charts]image (not from article) fromMen and women still don’t seem to have figured out how to work or...
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‘Patriotism’ has always divided us. National memory can unite us - Note for a...
By Yuval Levin June 30, Washington Post[JB comment: Nice piece, but since when do we inhabitants of the United States of Amnesia remember anything, except maybe Civil War monuments? Henry Ford:...
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If You Think the U.S. Is Divided and Ugly, Hit the Road - Note for a...
By Bob Greene, Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2017 5:09 p.m. ETimage from articleWe were just west of Bartonsville, Pa., one warm recent morning when the rain began to pelt the windshield in earnest. Two...
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King George III addressing Parliament, Oct. 31, 1776 - Note for a discussion,...
Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2017 5:08 p.m. ETGeorge III image from entryKing George III addressing Parliament, Oct. 31, 1776:Nothing could have afforded Me so much Satisfaction as to have been able to...
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Divided America Stands —Then, and Now - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
By James Taranto, Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2017 3:40 p.m. ETimage from articleHistorian Allen Guelzo says the nation is more bitterly split than ever—with the exception of the Civil War era.If...
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The Making of a Non-Patriot - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Alex Rosenberg, New York Times, JULY 3, 2017 [JB comment: Philosophers are not historians (thank God). They're too "logical," and not very amusing when they try to be ironic or even ... funny]image...
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Everyone is mad at everyone - "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United States...
By Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post, July 2 at 8:04 PMimage (not from article) fromThis is the summer of our discontent. As Americans celebrate July 4, they are mad at their leaders, mad at their...
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There’s a right way to judge America’s past - Note for a discussion, "E...
By E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, July 2 at 8:00 PM [JB comment: Since when has there been a "right" way" (as opposed to one hoping for accuracy) to judge/evaluate the past? (Lenin/Stalin would...
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