Revisionism
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 12th, 2009 4:33 am by HL
Revisionism
As a historian of the period about which Robert Norrell is writing, I have two fairly strong reactions to his new biography of Booker T. Washington, Up from History. On the one hand, I know Norrell to be a…
Freeman Opponents Pyrrhic Victory
I know the blogosphere has been waiting with bated breath (whatever that means) to know what I think the implications are of Amb. Chas Freeman’s withdrawal yesterday. I don’t know but, after a few conversations, I have an idea. For…
America, Get a Grip
Last night on the NBC Nightly News, one of the lead stories was of a homeless encampment in Sacramento, California–complete with archival images of depression era shantytowns. This morning the stock market is up 300 points and GE, which some…