aje.io/1byz5p When the US is called upon to do something in or of Afghanistan you can be certain that the US will make the wrong decision.
Category: The United States of America
Murder in Alabama and Mississippi Was Common
calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/apr/23 John Lewis remarked in his magnificent book, Across That Bridge, that when, later in life, he would talk to youngsters of whatever skin tone, the kids were often incredulous that conditions were "that bad" in the south. William Moore was one of hundreds of people who died to change America. John Lewis marveled at… Continue reading Murder in Alabama and Mississippi Was Common
What the World Needs, Mr. Agee
Is a version of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men that uses the real names of the people. Let us face it. Most people have come to know these famous people through the photographs of Walker Evans. True, in the splendid book, graced with your splendid, sometimes transcendent words, the Evans photographs bear no captions.… Continue reading What the World Needs, Mr. Agee
A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it
Mrs Powel The source of this quotation is a journal kept by James McHenry (1753-1816) while he was a Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention. On the page where McHenry records the events of the last day of the convention, September 18, 1787, he wrote: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got… Continue reading A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it
Waiting For Charlemagne 