The opening line of the “Marines’ Hymn” – “From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli” – commemorates the Mexican War (1846-1848) and the war with Tripoli when Marines took Part 1n the capture of Derna on April 27, 1805.
Full Story »The Return of the Grinch
After the elections in 2004, an interesting fact emerged. It became clear that one important reason George Bush won re-election with such a clear mandate was a mainstream backlash against homosexual marriage. This is fascinating in that homosexuality was never a major part of the campaign.
Full Story »Shaking the Earth
Two views of life dominate worldview thinking. The first view maintains that all that really matters is the world in which we live and the physical universe that surrounds us. Only those things that can be evaluated by the senses are real and ultimately important. Any other proposal for meaning beyond the material is myth, legend, or superstition–the misfiring of the brain.
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