Remembering the Soviet Union
Long, long ago, in a country far, far away, Nikita Kruschev was the Soviet Premier
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Category: History
Profiles in Toxic Masculinity XIII – Saburo Sakai
With last week’s presentation being an American hero of the Pacific War, it seemed appropriate this week to present a figure from the other side.
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Profiles in Toxic Masculinity XII – John Basilone
An adventurous lad, John dropped out of school at age fifteen and went to work as a caddy for a local country club until he was eighteen, when he began his military career.
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So You Brought Your Kids to Put-In-Bay.
It’s not all drinking and eating. There are some family friendly things to do on South Bass Island.
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Statism in America, A Two-Branch Tree of Woe
I intentionally used the word “Statism” in place of “Socialism” in the title to this piece because…
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Miracle or Magic
We are lucky to be living in these times.
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The Marvelous Mrs. Oakley
Her name was Phoebe Ann (Annie) Butler nee Mosley, but on stage, she went by Annie Oakley, and her career in the shooting arts was nothing short of remarkable.
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The Marvelous Mr. Ackley
Almost as soon as the modern-style brass rifle cartridge entered the scene in the mid-19th century, American shooters began messing around with them.
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Why Antifa Knowingly or Unknowingly Promotes Fascism
Fascism was and remains a method of rule.
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It’ll be Total Anarchy!
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
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Feedback Requested
If we want to have this discussion, we need to be willing to recognize where the real problems are.
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The Origins of Beer
From Whence Beer? In these virtual pages we’ve seen some sterling reviews of various beers,...
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“A Man’s House is His Castle”: James Otis & the Fourth Amendment
In February, 1761, in a Boston courtroom, what should have been a fairly dry, administrative procedure became the foundation of one of Americans’ most prized rights.
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Gold Standards VII – The Model 52 Winchester
While Winchester produced several slide-action and semi-auto rimfires prior to the introduction of the Model 52, for the purposes of this piece we’ll just look at (rimfire) bolt guns.
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Quack Medicine
You sure about this? I am not a doctor…
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Profiles in Toxic Masculinity XI – Marcus Antonius
It was in the conquest of Gaul and its aftermath that Antony’s various talents came to the fore.
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Juris contemplates Jefferson and Hamilton
A good read inspires a bit of writing on a subject of longstanding interest – the long shadows cast by Mssrs. Jefferson and Hamilton.
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Profiles in Toxic Masculinity X – Jeff Cooper
Blessed be those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
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COVID19 and the NAP: A Legal/Ethical Analysis, Pt. 2 of 2
In Part 1, I ended with Learned Hand’s famous cost-benefit formulation in the Law of Negligence.
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Profiles in Toxic Masculinity IX – Ewart Scott Grogan
Ewart Grogan was not a man to cross.
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