by Publius | Jul 29, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By Matt Purple | (Source) Things move quickly though not evenly. Last week, more statues of American and Confederate figures were torn down, another riot broke out in Portland, there were rumblings that Hamilton might be next on the cancel list, and the California...
by Publius | Jun 24, 2020 | Grey Matter, History and Tradition, Politics and Goverment
By Hezekiah Kantor | (Source) The History Channel’s recent series about Ulysses S. Grant was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and based on the best-selling biography by Ron Chernow. It concluded on Wednesday and was just about what one would expect from a film created...
by Publius | May 6, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Family, Grey Matter
By Annie Holmquist | (Source) A few years ago, my church nursery had an influx of little boys, all born within a few months of each other. Nursery duty in the weeks before that cadre outgrew it was, well… energetic. Everything was visibly quieter when they left. The...