Despite denials, bigotry and hypocrisy permeate the dissents in the Supreme Court action that legalized gay marriage nationwide.
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Tag Archives: History
The South Capitulates, 150 Years After Appomattox
The South finally capitulates, 150 years after Appomattox.
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Keep Hamilton, Toss Jackson
Alexander Hamilton is the Rodney Dangerfield of Founding Fathers. He gets no respect, even from his own Treasury.
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Who Needs The Magna Carta?
A visit to the British Library fosters new appreciation for an ancient text.
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Society Leads, Politicians Follow – Into Unisex Restrooms
Critics of the Equal Rights Amendment predicted unisex bathrooms and women in combat. Today we have both, though ERA died.
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Remembering The Tooth-Puller
Tiradentes, “the tooth-puller,” was a Brazilian version of George Washington, except that his story did not end nearly as well.
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A President Dies, And Modern Journalism Is Born
The modern news story – terse, factual and unvarnished – was born on the night President Lincoln was mortally wounded.
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Munich To Potsdam To Minsk
A cease-fire in Minsk brought peace in our time. ‘Our time’ lasted three days.
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When Mrs. Temple’s Class Got The Measles
If you want to know the value of vaccines, ask someone who remembers having the measles.
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Political Medicine
Giving patients access to drugs they demand regardless of the science can be good politics, but it’s bad medicine.
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