Patriots and Peoples
31 March 2023

The Allure of History

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I am a child of the 1960s born at the tail-end of the post World war II "Baby Boom". It is strange to consider myself part of that...
09 March 2021

A Method of War

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Smith threatens Opechancanough The first Anglo-Powhatan war (1609-1614) was a brutal affair. Most British immigrants to the Jamestown Colony...
09 November 2020

What is Ignorance?

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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. Josh Billings I am reflecting on a statement I recall from the Re...
01 June 2020

Crowd Sourcing vs. Expertise

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For so long as opinions are counted, not weighed, the better part had often to be overcome by the greater. John Calvin, Institutes of the ...
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18 May 2020

May 18, 1980

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An Historic Day My memory. I returned to the dorm after church and was headed to the Rotunda for brunch (there were only two meals on Su...
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