USA
In September 1959, the campus Coordinator of Religious Life gave a speech to the incoming Texas A&M Class of 1963 about the Christian religion. The first two goals he recommended that students pursue were (1) to do "more than [they] were paid to do" and (2)
In Memoriam
On this Memorial Day, I remember my relatives who died in the service of our country: In Memoriam: Nahum Badcock (first cousin of g-g-g-g-g-grandmother), of Knox’s Regiment of Artillery of the Continental Army, who died at Fort Crown Point in New York on July
History
For every 100 West Virginians, there were… …277 Virginians in 1870 …245 Virginians in 1880 …217 Virginians in 1890 …193 Virginians in 1900 …169 Virginians in 1910 …158 Virginians in 1920 …140 Virginians in 1930 …141 Virginians in 1940 …165 Virginians in 1950 …213 Virginians in 1960 …267 Virginians in
History
I started watching this video for one reason, and ended up being fascinated by it for another reason altogether. In the 1960s, white conservatives tended to believe that white people were racially superior to others, while white liberals tended to believe (or at least say they believed) that people of
Media
From an article in the May 24, 2014 issue of The Economist about how racial minorities in the United States live in places where they breathe dirtier air: [...]The study does not address why [race matters more than income in determining whether someone will live exposed to dirtier air]. A
Politics
"[Latin America] must pass from nationalism to interdependence, but interdependence is senseless without a basis in independence. Only independent nations can become interdependent partners. If not, they become protectorates, neo-colonies, subject states." -- Carlos Fuentes, Foreword, Ariel by José Enrique Rodó (Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 1988)
Chapbook
We expect anything and everything. We expect the contradictory and the impossible. We expect compact cars which are spacious; luxurious cars which are economical. We expect to be rich and charitable, powerful and merciful, active and reflective, kind and competitive. We expect to be inspired by mediocre appeals for "
Politics
The Republicans deserve the broom. United States President: Barack Obama (D) United States Senate: Jeff Merkley (D) United States Representative, 3rd District: Earl Blumenauer (D)
History
[…] [People emigrated to America] largely to get away—that most simple of motives. To get away. Away from what? In the long run, away from themselves. Away from everything. That's why most people have come to America, and still do come. To get away from everything they are
History
Newspapers have a much greater importance in America than they do in Europe. You must not conclude, however, that the press is more free in the New World than in the Old. With us it is the government that watches over and controls the newspapers; in the United States, the