John Adams remembers full well the tearing down of British “historical” monuments back in June https://twopartyopera.com/comic/bowling-green-massacre/
Archive for August, 2017
Precious Statues
The Fascist and the Furious
Just a reminder that our 10th president, John Tyler, although died right before he could actually serve, was voted into the Confederate House of Representatives. Woodrow Wilson was a young boy growing up in the Confederate south and carried white[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fear Itself
Signifying Nothing
Dressed to Kill
Despite being our poorest president, Truman had all of his suits tailor-made and was always impeccably dressed. He never really stopped being that haberdashery owner from Missouri. Truman was so dedicated to his formal appearance, that his measurements are publicly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
72 years from the bombing of Nagasaki. Is it coincidence that this week, of all weeks, we’re also talking about increased threats of nuclear war? Let’s hope so.
We Live To Tread On Kings
To Eleanor Roosevelt’s credit, she later visited Hiroshima to survey the aftermath of the bombing and would often call for our collective better wisdom in the future. Our good friend Harry S Truman, on the other hand, only offered condolences[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…