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Answers to your Civil War Questions - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
civilwar.orgMany elements of Civil War scholarship are still hotly debated. The facts on this page are based on the soundest information available.Q. When was the Civil War fought?The war began when...
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Emancipation Proclamation - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
historynet.comEmancipation ProclamationInformation and Articles About the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil WarEmancipation Proclamation...
View ArticleThe Vocal Habit That Women Are Being Criticized for at Work (video)
FROM THE VIDEOBoth men and women use "vocal fry," the tendency to lower their voices at the end of words and phrases. A language scholar explores what causes the sound and why women are more likely to...
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The Cultural Axis
Robert O. Paxton, New York Review of Books; via BM -- Many thanks!The Nazi-Fascist New Order for European Cultureby Benjamin G. MartinHarvard University Press, 370 pp., $39.95“When I hear the word...
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"Arts Diplomacy: The Neglected Aspect of Cultural Diplomacy" -- Note for a...
Budweiser beer "e pluribus unum" can image from; a favorite of USA beer drinkers, Budweiser is -- ironically enough -- now the product of a Belgian-Brazilian beverage and brewing companyExcerpts from...
View ArticleFinding a Tax-friendly State to Call Home
cchgroup.comWolters Kluwer Reviews State Tax Treatments of Retirement Benefits(NEW YORK, NY, January 2017) — While the allure of warmer weather or being close to family are major factors in selecting a...
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The Origins of Putin’s Land Grab
Jennifer Siegel, Wall Street JournalOct. 10, 2017 6:43 p.m. ETThroughout history, Ukraine’s identity was at the mercy of Russian leaders, who viewed the western borderland as a key to their legitimacy....
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9 Odd Phrases Only Poles Use [jb -- or, the wonders of language]
Mikołaj Gliński, culture.pl; [via TL -- Many thanks!]Here are some phrasal expressions Polish people like using a lot, but whose literal meaning can be quite confounding for non-native speakers....
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President Clinton Looks Back at President Grant - Note for a discussion, "E...
Bill Clinton, New York Times [original article contains links]Grant image from articleExcerpt:This is a good time for Ron Chernow’s fine biography of Ulysses S. Grant toappear, as we live with the...
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Most liveable: America’s 50 best cities to live in
Samuel Stebbins, Evan Comen and Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall Street, USA TODAYAs the land of opportunity, the United States has attracted people from around the world for centuries. Yet not all parts...
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Famous last barks ...
"I don't think, therefore I scent."image from--Who barked that (aside from a [vulgarly misnamed?] ) canine labelled (I speculate) by its "owner" as -- Descartes?
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How's yr character doin'?: "National Character Counts Week" message from the...
whitehouse.gov [JB note: But then, who knows these days, re this "presidential proclamation": -- maybe penned with sardonic humor from the Onion ... or from fake news ... or from Russian cyber...
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How the Russians pretended to be Texans — and Texans believed them - "E...
Washington Post; via DO on Facebook; see also.By Casey Michel October 17 at 8:01 AM(Image from Facebook)Casey Michel is a journalist based in New York.In early 2016, while researching some of the most...
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Who needs Florida? Here's where people approaching retirement plan to live
uncaptioned image from articlePaul Davidson, USA TODAYDespite images of retirees lounging on Florida beaches and playing on Arizona golf courses, many middle-aged and older Americans plan to stay right...
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The Deep Unfairness of America’s All-Volunteer Force
theamericanconservative.comChildren of the elites fight in disproportionately small numbers. Does that lead to more war?By DENNIS LAICH AND LAWRENCE WILKERSON • October 16, 2017U.S. Army photo by Spc....
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In center of Europe, politics takes a Trumpian turn with rise of...
Washington PostThe leader of ANO party, Andrej Babis, arrives at an election campaign rally in Prague on Sept. 28. (David W Cerny/Reuters)By Griff Witte October 17 at 5:00 AM PRAGUE — The man poised to...
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There's hope for American-Russian relations ...
Washington Post article via DO on Facebook; headline/Putin image from your blogger.Opinion | Sinister figures lurk around our careless presidentAs Trump turns and turns in a widening gyre, his advisers...
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Review: Lamenting the Motherland
Wall Street JournalExamining the psyche of modern Russia, through the eyes of those born at the end of the Soviet era and who grew up at a time of hope. Stephen Kotkin reviews ‘The Future Is History’...
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Bush II on American identity
washingtonpost.comBush II-and-dogs painting image fromExcerpt:Our identity as a nation – unlike many other nations – is not determined by geography or ethnicity, by soil or blood. Being an American...
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Trump’s Road to 2024 - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Roger Cohen OCT. 20, 2017, New York Timesimage fromPHOENIX — There are now two definitions of truth in the United States. The first isthat a truthful statement is one that conforms to facts or reality....
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