by admin | Nov 3, 2016 | Books, History
…..memory is made, not found and what we remember matters. – Lisa Tetrault This post is something of a personal reaction to The Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women’s Suffrage Movement by Lisa Tetrault, so I should start with the most...
by admin | Oct 1, 2016 | History
I just saw the movie Sully and I really liked it. In those based on a true story films I always like to check what is, at least officially the real story and Sully comes off pretty well. There is a central plot element that is off in there not really being an...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | History
In anticipation of the finale of the series on my high school I have decided to organize the Xavier High School material up till this point. Not all of it is part of the series but it must all fit together. My hope is that my son William will actually become THE...
by admin | Sep 25, 2016 | History
In the last couple of years I have been sporadically haunted by memories of my somewhat peculiar high school days. Xavier High School at 30 West 16th Street in Manhattan, one of New York City’s then five Jesuit High School, besides dividing its students into...
by admin | Sep 17, 2016 | History
We really have to stop saying “third party”. I understand the logic of the term, but it is still wrong. To say we have a two party system is probably a fair statement, since there are few office holders that are not either Republicans or Democrats, but...
by admin | Sep 16, 2016 | History
I just did a piece inspired by reaction to Colin Kaepernick declining to stand for the National Anthem. Although Kaepernick’s stand or (unstand) is based on current issues, it has been followed on with concerns that the Anthem is inherently racist because of a...
