Visiting Disney World with my family last week, I took in the show at the Hall of Presidents in the Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square.
Category: History
Retroactive Romney
Mitt Romney may or may not be a job creator, but he [or his campaign team] sure knows how to create a hot new
Blue-state secessionist
If you live in the Northeast as I do, have you looked at the projected 2012 electoral map lately? See that blue lake of
Mississippi River bridges: Relics and renewal
A new bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis! After years of wrangling and controversy, it was finally happening. The Mayor proclaimed the bridge
Frank Wills [Watergate,1972 ] vs. George Zimmerman [Florida, 2012]
June 17 will mark the 39th anniversary of the infamous Watergate break-in by robbers and schemers sympathetic to President Richard Nixon. A security guard
Transit of Venus puts our lives and issues into perspective
In the midst of an election season that—like so many others—is being billed as “the most important in our lifetimes”—something much bigger—literally cosmic—is happening
Viet-ghanistan?
It may be too strong an adage to say the definition of insanity is to continue to do the same things with the expectation
The greatest grid: When America thought big
Most people who want to navigate the streets of New York City quickly learn the easy-to-follow logic of the city’s street grid. But what
Ozzie Guillen and the Electoral College
Florida Marlin manager Ozzie Guillen voiced some opinions on Cuban leader Fidel Castro and was immediately suspended by Major League Baseball for five games.