This is the grave of Ray Price. Born in Peach, Texas in 1926, one of the greatest country singers to ever live and one of my personal favorite artists in American history, Noble Ray Price quickly decided to go by his middle name, the first...
Author: Erik Loomis
Americans really, really, really hate AI. Especially young people, for whom this is just another plot by the old to ensure they can't live the American Dream. From the University.
This is the grave of Robert Browning. Born in 1812 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, Robert Browning was one of the critical literary figures of 19th century England and one I.
I used this image earlier today because it fit but also because I was watching Wall Street again. We hardly have to go over this film, but a few notes: No one has ever played a complete sleaze ball like Michael Douglas. He's the true...
I didn't have an obit for Mark Fuhrman. It's not that I forgot about him, I very much had not. But he was only 74 and I had no idea.
There is no question about it--Donald Trump is the single most powerful person in American political history. No one has ever had the ability to control a political party like.
Oregon is a blue state, but like a lot of blue states, it has a lot of voters, especially in its wealthier classes, who believe Republicans have a lot of good points on the economy. Meanwhile, because Oregon is just purple enough that if you...
This is the grave of William Rosecrans. Born in 1819 in Delaware County, Ohio, Rosecrans grew up in a middle-class environment, with a father who ran a tavern and store.
In the New Gilded Age, bias is not going back to Jim Crow voting patterns and a Plessy court. No, true bias is taxing the rich. Steven Roth, the chief.
This is the grave of Wager Swayne. Born in 1834 in Columbus, Ohio, Swayne grew up very wealthy. His father was Noah Swayne, who Abraham Lincoln would later appoint to the Supreme Court. The Swayne family were abolitionists. In fact, Noah had to flee his...
la santa cecilia sound bite photoshoot Ok..............I haven't done this (or really any blogging except grave/labor history posts) in five weeks because life has so gotten in the way with.
This is the grave of Arthur Foote. Born in 1853 in Salem, Massachusetts, Foote went to Harvard and eventually moved to Boston. The family was ancient New England, Revolutionary War.