When Copernicus first advanced the idea of a heliocentric universe in the mid-16th century, the theologian and Christian reformer Martin Luther declared it to be heresy. Speaking for most of the western world at the time, Luther believed, in accordance… Read More ›
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Goldwater Runs Deep: The 1964 Republican National Convention & The Rise of Conservative Extremism
On the most southerly outskirts of San Francisco, far away from the subsidized counterculture of the Haight and the boho hustle and bustle of The Mission District, lies the sprawling, unsightly mass of asphalt and concrete known as The Cow… Read More ›
Day 24: The People’s Republic of Austin
So, I apparently am a sucker for a good Presidential Library, as I hit up LBJ’s this afternoon to supplement my trip to Harry Truman’s Presidential Library a couple weeks ago. The old Shitkicker from Stonewall certainly had a better… Read More ›
Paul Ryan & The Not-So-Great Society
“Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.” – Lyndon Baines Johnson If there’s one thing you could always count on from ole LBJ it was a Texas sized portion of folksy… Read More ›