A flowerpot of ashes from the fire of liberty…tokens of hope and truth preserved for future generations who dare to believe that there was once something else.

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A few random posts…

  • Case Study: Native American history
    A case study in Bad History: a summary of the (simplistic) Prevailing Narrative of Native American history, and details supporting a Countervailing Narrative.
  • Energy prices
    A discussion of the relationship between energy prices and economics. Specifically, their role in economic growth and their relationship to "Big Oil"
  • Critical Theory
    Some history of the neo-Marxist Critical Theory, and its postmodern and applied postmodern successors, together with some further resources.
  • Definitions, part 1 (racism)
    Contrasting a few Classic Definitions of racism with the New Definitions being adduced by (specifically) Ibram Kendi and Robin DiAngelo.
  • Bad History: Jonesing for slavery
    Nikole Hannah-Jones produced a wholly inaccurate view of U.S. history that puts slavery and white supremacy at the core of the American enterprise.