This 1928 travelogue by Isaac Upham doesn’t feel like a journey into 92 years ago. It feels like 200 years ago. Obviously the 20th century has reached China–the European style buildings in
Well, I’m beginning to understand why this guy rounded up a bunch of people to sign a letter effectively saying that criticizing people with media platforms is bad: I hate to step on your being
This is the grave of John Quincy Adams. Born in 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts, as everyone knows Adams grew up at the right hand of his famous revolutionary father, learning and bringing desperatel
Our society tortures people all the time. They are the millions thrown behind bars and forgotten about. As we know, prisons are hot beds of COVID. Prisoners in Richmond started asking questions. So wh
Bouie has an interesting comparison between the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and what we face in 2020. I’m increasingly believing the best historical analogy is the development of Jim Crow, where
Medicare scam artist and cartoon villain Rick Scott is putting the quiet parts into an actual legislative proposal: Last week, President Donald Trump said he was “counting on the federal court syste
Pop Matters has an essay on Paul Reni’s incredible 1928 film The Man Who Laughs, one of the creepiest movies ever made. That reminds me to make it a film club post. If you haven’t seen it,
Jennifer Szalai reviews Andrew Weissmann’s new inside look at the Mueller investigation and hoo boy: Mueller’s fundamental flaw, Weissmann says, was a persistent faith in a Justice Department