Every year I write something about the actual history of this American holiday, versus the modern interpretation. I used to just send it to friends and family, and then last year I posted it on my blog. This year, I noticed some interesting stories in the news like this one about school teachers emphasizing the … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
One day I became curious how Lincoln’s Presidential Proclamation to reunify America turned into a feast of turkey legs, mashed potatoes, and pie. I mean it seems fairly certain at first glance that the American holiday today was a result of President Lincoln’s third day of Thanksgiving, October 3, 1863, when he brought to national … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
New CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil rode into town this week with a promise: less expertise, more idiots: “We’ve taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American,” Dokoupil announced. “We put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites.” Academics and elites. You know, the people who know … Continue reading CBS Rebrands as Village Idiot Broadcasting System
Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James had clearly been doing something right for a long time to get where he was, which is what makes sudden relief conspicuous for the commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 (MALS-36) in Okinawa. Days before Thanksgiving, in the growing wake of Pete Hegseth’s war crimes and murder of … Continue reading Marine Logistics Commander Abruptly Fired Without Explanation