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Infamy: on why never forgetting matters
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was correct when he declared that December 7th, 1941 would be a day that will live in infamy. The brutal Japanese attack on the US bases at Pearl Harbor shocked what had been just before a naive … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, Pearl Harbor Day
Tagged History, Ideals, liberty, Pearl Harbor, remembering
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Doomed to repeat…
Posted in History, Humor, Philosophy, Predictions
Tagged doomed to repeat, History, Mayans, truth, XKCD
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9-10
Sometimes, it seems like it was just yesterday. I remember sitting at my desk at work when the news the first plane hit broke. We were all clustered around the television when the second one did. A dozen military men, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Current Operations, Groups, History, Holidays, Military, Nations, News, Patriot Day, United States, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged 9-11, Being ready for whatever comes next, History, memories, People, repeating
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The global attack on productivity
I often wonder–as the debates rage on about government budgets, deficits, and taxation–how many people realize that most taxation is an assault on their productivity. You see, all you have available to you in life is your time and your … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, History, Nations, Politics, Predictions, Quid Facis, Spending, United States, World Watch
Tagged collapses, Governments, History, inevitability, People, productivity, taxes
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Overlord
67 years ago today, the allied forces of the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Poland, and others fought one of the most significant battles in human history against the occupying forces of Nazi Germany. The Allies won that battle by … Continue reading
Posted in D-Day, History, Holidays, Military
Tagged 1944, anniversary, D-Day, History, learning, remembering
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