I didn’t move to Texas until I was 51 years old. Previously, I had spent all the years of my life in either the town of my birth, Pensacola, or in the town I chose to move to twice, Los Angeles. I left Pensacola because I found it to be limiting, both culturally and economically. … More Hats, Boots, and Civilization
The moral authority black America once had as a result of suffering through slavery and segregation is gone, and OJ helped kill it. … More OJ and the Death of Black Moral Authority
The natives encountered by Lewis and Clark understood very little about power and where it came from … More Native Misunderstanding About Trade and Power
Though separated by centuries, the two groups have much in common. … More Hamas v Comanche
Losing echoes down through the generations … More Conflict and Outcomes: Defeat
Truman didn’t flinch when it came to total victory at the end of a total war … More Conflict and Outcomes: Victory
Even as hundreds of thousands of men died in the Civil War, Lincoln didn’t sue for peace … More Conflict and Outcomes: War
The courts are seeking to create a right to public spaces for the ‘homeless.’ … More The Right to Vagrancy
Richard Nixon negotiated an ending to the Vietnam War, but when he fell, South Vietnam fell with him. … More Conflict and Outcomes: Negotiation
It may not be fair, but the appeasement category belongs to British PM Neville Chamberlin … More Conflict and Outcomes: Appeasement
