Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! On this day everyone, at least everyone who likes beer, is Irish. But the real story of Saint Patrick should not be forgotten: Tribute to Saint Patrick
View ArticleThe Death of Civilization
As the long, slow death of economies and countries plays out there will be many twists and turns. Cyprus was a shock to those who didn’t believe that the sanctity of private property and the rule of...
View ArticleDavid Stockman Alienates Both Ends of The Political Spectrum
David Stockman wrote an intriguing article which appeared in the NY Times. That it appeared in the Times is noteworthy itself, for it contradicts so many liberal shibboleths the paper has supported...
View ArticleWhere Is Uncle Jack’s Highway?
This video touched me on several levels. I think the most important aspect of the video is that it is about an average American. Uncle Jack, like millions of other unseen and unknown Americans, are...
View ArticleWhen Government Preys On People
There is a uniquely American weakness — belief and trust in government and optimism even when it is not warranted. Perhaps the weakness results from generations of relatively honest government produced...
View ArticleThe Fourth of July
Most of us will fly the US flag, or at least respect it, this Fourth. Yet, in a reasoned piece, Rick Montes makes the case that we should be flying our State flag instead: So this Fourth of July why...
View ArticleWhen Men Were Men and Country Mattered
Times have changed and done so dramatically. Yet change is like rust, it happens so slowly when living through it you frequently don’t notice. Then one day you wake up and see how much damage has been...
View ArticleWhat Freedom Used To Mean
It is almost unfathomable the extent to which our country and its citizens have changed regarding liberty and freedom. Tom DiLorenzo, a Mises Institute scholar, and a historian who did not view Abraham...
View ArticleThe World As It Was
It is frustrating to see the dumbing down of our kids. It is just a maddening to see the sissyfication of them. Reader Rick sent these thoughts from an unknown author: No matter what our kids and the...
View ArticleThe Fourth of July
Most of us will fly the US flag, or at least respect it, this Fourth. Yet, in a reasoned piece, Rick Montes makes the case that we should be flying our State flag instead: So this Fourth of July why...
View ArticleCoolidge
Tom Lester presents a book review of Amity Shlaes Coolidge: Coolidge by Amity Shlaes Remembering my school room studies of American history, Calvin Coolidge’s presidency garnered a sparse paragraph. I...
View ArticleMaps To Understand The World
To see a very interesting collection of maps which puts the world into perspectives you have never thought about, see here.Maps To Understand The World was first posted on August 21, 2013 at 1:55...
View ArticleLouis Armstrong — How Human Nature Is Supposed To Work
The post Louis Armstrong — How Human Nature Is Supposed To Work appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.I have not verified this email about Louis Armstrong received from a friend. If it is not true,...
View ArticleHistory Is Revealing
The post History Is Revealing appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.A friend sent this via email. I assume the statistics are correct. Some of them do startle! This is really interesting. Some...
View ArticleObama Doesn’t Belong At Gettysburg
The post Obama Doesn’t Belong At Gettysburg appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.Today marks the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Barack Obama will not appear on site to spread his...
View ArticleThe Platters Knew Barack Obama Was Coming
The post The Platters Knew Barack Obama Was Coming appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.The Platters were a great group back in the fifties and sixties. One of my favorites was The Great Pretender...
View ArticleMilestones On A Death March
The post Milestones On A Death March appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.What if we were on a death march and didn’t know it? That is the condition for most death marches. Milestones on a death...
View ArticleMore On Peasants With Pitchforks
The post More On Peasants With Pitchforks appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.The article on Peasants With Pitchforks was picked up at The Burning Platform. Jim Quinn’s readers provided quite a bit...
View ArticleHistory Through Photos
The post History Through Photos appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World.Children don’t learn history these days, at least not the way it happened. Government schools “cleanse” what is taught to fit the...
View ArticlePhotos From The Past
The post Photos From The Past appeared first on Monty Pelerin's World. This video contains some amazing photographs for those interested in history or photography. H/T to Reader Glenn for sending this....
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