The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton
October 28, 2022
The author takes an in-depth look at the only two full-fledged examples of fascism we have: Mussolini’s Italy, and Hitler’s Germany. Since Fascism as an
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Nicholas Nickleby Quotes
October 26, 2022
Just started reading Charles Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby and there are, as always with Dickens, some amusing descriptions. The opening lines:“There once lived in a sequestered
Government, Freedom, Responsibility, and Power
October 13, 2022
Spent some time recently on the east coast, in the DC to Philly area, visiting some sites relevant to our country’s history. I have tried
Knowledge is Power
October 12, 2022
This is a reprint of the intro to Chapter 21 of George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda. Each chapter starts with a small section of applicable text; sometimes
2022 DC to Philly: Day 10
October 10, 2022
Oct 9 Sunday Travel day, but not until later. We pack up in the morning, check our luggage at the hotel, then travel south to
2022 DC to Philly: Day 9
October 10, 2022
Oct 8 Saturday- Philly, Washington’s Crossing, and Princeton NJ The previous day had been hot… today was not. 45 or so in the morning, high
2022 DC to Philly: Day 8
October 10, 2022
Oct 7 Friday- Philadelphia Warm weather today. We go to Independence Hall and take the tour. The guide is excellent. He knows his history, anecdotes,
2022 DC to Philly: Day 7
October 10, 2022
Oct 6 Thursday– Baltimore, Maryland / Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finally see the sun, hooray! We go, for our third day in a row,
2022 DC to Philly: Day 6
October 10, 2022
Oct 5 Wednesday- DC and Alexandria Last hurrah of Hurricane Ian, destroyer of homes/lives and inconveniencer of vacations. We took the subway up to Arlington
2022 DC to Philly: Day 5
October 10, 2022
Oct 4 Tuesday- Mt Vernon, DC, Alexandria Having screwed up my days for the tours I signed up for, I realized that I had scheduled
