minx.cc - 7/9/2009
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Hey, I don't know about G-8, but will you settle for G six and a quarter? He's even got "boner leg." Via Drudge, thanks to AHFF Geoff....
Don't know much about history
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 12/23/2008 — Via Mark Thoma, Bob Hall and Susan Woodward argue against the multiplier effect of infrastructure spending by pointing out that GDP and military spending rose by about the same amount during World War II.
Um, rationing?
With the onset of World War II, ...
Doesn't Anybody Know History?
annika.mu.nu 11/4/2008 — Doesn't Anybody Know History? What the f--- is this s---?! A Civilian National Security Force?! Let me repeat my question. Does anybody know f------ History?! At all? If so, does the idea of a Civilian National Security Force scare the s--- out of ...
"This History is Well Known"
corner.nationalreview.com 6/4/2009 — On the 1953 overthrow of Musaddiq, Obama's apologies/moral equivalence are incredible. He does not realize that the current Islamist leadership in Iran ALSO opposed Musaddiq, because they saw him as too close to the communist party. Nor was Musaddiq ...
An August day in military history
mudvillegazette.com 8/5/2009 — There have been 101 Medals of Honor awarded for actions on this day in history.
I can't help but wonder if any descendants of John Smith are currently serving in the US Senate...
Obama throughout History
corner.nationalreview.com 6/18/2009 — On the Sack of Rome: "Any time a major urban area is plundered so quickly, it is concerning to us. We are sure the Gauls and Chieftain Brennus understand Roman worries about the utter devastation of their city."
On the Blitz: "Any time a city is ...
Women are getting more beautiful
timesonline.co.uk 7/27/2009 — FOR the female half of the population, it may bring a satisfied smile. Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become ever more beautiful, while men remain as aesthetically unappealing as their caveman ancestors. The researchers ...
This Day In History
julescrittenden.com 6/1/2009 — Kent being the center of a spreading revolt against Parliament, sparked by the banning of Christmas celebrations in December 1647, that became known as the Second English Civil War; on the afternoon of June 1, 1648, the New Model Army under Sir Thomas ...
Obama's New History of the Cold War
corner.nationalreview.com 7/8/2009 — What does it say when the President of the United States is unable to acknowledge that the United States won the Cold War and broke the bonds of Soviet tyranny for nations of Eastern Europe?
Obama in Moscow yesterday, during his speech to students ...