Inspection- Rethinking How We Teach History (Historical Lessons We Have Lost or Never Been Taught)
This week, and just before Christmas, Inspection will be based around Bart Ehrman's book Lost Christianites. Mr. Ehrman's book opened my mind to possibilities I had slightly imagined: at best....…
The Tattlesnake Dirty Dozen Political Quiz Edition
Think you were paying attention during the long 2008 election campaign? Grab a pen and paper and take the test below (and no cheating with the Google): 1. Hillary Clinton…
Meanwhile, Back on Planet Bush
"Iraqi lawyer Sahar Yasiri, representing the Federation of Prisoners and Political Prisoners, said in a published interview there are more than 400,000 detainees in Iraq being held in 36 prisons…
The Tattlesnake More Zippity-Doo-Dah From the Fading Right Edition
In the anguished 'why we lost' analyses in the days to come from the Fox News-Karl Rove-Bill Kristol neocons and their compadres in the Big Media, still discombobulated over Obama's…
The Tattlesnake Some Suggestions for Obama Edition
There has been some leftward carping about President Obama's pick of Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff, but it's what was required, unless he wanted to play out his…