For World War I enthusiasts, Osprey Publishing has issued a new work on a specific battle of the war. Michael McNally has written a very concise, yet detailed book entitled “Tannenberg 1914: Destruction of the Russian Second Army.” The battle begins at the start of the global conflict, on the eastern front in East Prussia,…
Book Review: ‘Tannenberg 1914: Destruction of the Russian Second Army’: A Highly Detailed Account of the Battle of Tannenberg
A President Who Warned Americans What Extravagant Federal Spending Would Do to Character
“I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more…
Kenneth Clark’s ‘Civilisation’: Still Important, Still Relevant
The year 1969 is one to remember in the history of American television. “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” premiered that year, and its madcap antics transformed TV comedy. Other beloved series still remembered today, like “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” and “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color,” entranced audiences as well. In January of that year, in what is…
Hong Kong Philosophy Professor: Photography Preserves Moments in History
Cheung Chan-fai, a former philosophy professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, believes photos are divided into natural and humanistic landscapes. And there are different factors in photos that show movement; some are historical, some are political, and some are emotional. “Photographers can deliberately reconstruct a meaningful photo through the lens, giving the photo a…
Josiah Osgood: How Partisanship Destroys a Republic | The Sons of History Ep9
December 20, 2022
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Historians often point to the similarities between Rome and America. Both are republics. One fell and the other appears to be on its way. How much did partisan politics impact the demise of the Roman Republic? Josiah Osgood, historian and author of “Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato’s Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic,” joins…
Profiles in History: Haddon Sundblom: The Artist Who Gave Us the Modern Santa Claus
From purple robes to fur coats to wreath hats to a very thin frame, there have been many features that Americans would hardly attribute to Santa Claus. Drawing on past inspirations, however, illustrator Haddon Sundblom created a version that has stuck for nearly a century. Sundblom was the youngest of 10 children born to Scandinavian…
Profiles in History: James Edgar: The First Department Store Santa Claus
James Edgar (1843–1909) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. As a young boy, he apprenticed for a Scottish cloth merchant and worked hard, long hours only to make $50 a year. When he was 22, he immigrated to St. John, New Brunswick, in Canada. His financial returns, however, were not to his liking, which led him…
Thomas DiLorenzo: Why Are Americans So Hip to Crony Capitalism? | The Sons of History Ep8
December 16, 2022
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How come so many Americans suddenly accept crony capitalism? Thomas DiLorenzo, author and senior fellow at The Mises Institute, joins the podcast to discuss the history of crony capitalism, how Americans have typically always been against it until the recent pandemic with big pharma and the shuttering of small businesses in favor of large corporations,…
The Age of Amnesia
Commentary The main defense of Anthony Fauci in his legal deposition this month was pretty simple: he forgot. He said that he couldn’t recall nearly 200 times and versions of that many more. He said that he was so busy running his huge agency plus shepherding vaccines that he couldn’t possibly remember this or that…
Dining with Thomas Jefferson: Travel Back in Time for a Lively Evening of Wisdom and Whimsy
In 1962, our young, charismatic president John F. Kennedy was entertaining the year’s Nobel Prize winners at the White House. He said of the group, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas…
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