I was already plenty aware that a lot of the myths Americans like to tell themselves about World War II and how great our soldiers were in freeing Europe were full of it. For one thing, historians now know that American soldiers engaged in a...
Author: Erik Loomis
This is the grave of Mel Blanc. Born in 1908 in San Francisco, Melvin Blank, grew up in a Jewish immigrant household, first in his birth place and then in.
This is the grave of Burt Reynolds. Born in 1936 in Lansing, Michigan, Reynolds grew up all over the place because his father was in the Army. Eventually, his father.
On June 25, 1943, Congress overrode Franklin Delano Roosevelt's veto of the Smith-Connally Act. Enacted after the United Mine Workers of America went on strike during World War II, the law allowed the president to take over industries involved in wartime production if the workers...
Subtle! A coffee chain in the Washington DC area is accused of hiring dozens of friends of management, including other local food service executives and an Uber lobbyist, in an effort to.
During the protests after the Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, a cop shot the journalist Linda Tirado in the face with a rubber bullet. It cost her an eye. It.
Will it surprise you that Iowa's pro-child labor law is a complete disaster? No, I don't suppose it will. Iowa businesses have been openly disregarding federal rules about when and how much children can work, and the federal government has taken notice. Who are the...
This is the grave of Francis Nicholls. Born in 1834 in Donaldsville, Louisiana, Nicholls grew up in a wealthy Louisiana slaveholding family, part of the plantation class that had transformed.
Jeff Landry is really channeling his 11 Commandments. Gov. Jeff Landry has until the end of the day Thursday to enroll Louisiana in the USDA's summer food program, which grew.
This is the grave of Jack Warden. Born in 1920 in Newark, John Warden Lebzelter grew up fairly well off, mostly in Louisville. His dad was an engineer. He was a little punk. He loved fighting and got expelled from school. He ended up as...
You know how serious Jeff Landry and the Louisiana legislature is by reading their bill requiring the displaying of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. See, they listed the Commandments in.
I gotta admit, I got a good laugh at this piece by an actual AI specialist in Australia about how stupid corporate leaders are about the issue. So it is.