President Obama No Bill Clinton on Economic, Budget Policies

At IBD, " Obama, You're No Bill Clinton On Economic Policies ": When the Democratic Party announced that Bill Clinton would de...

Japan Observes 67th Anniversary of Hiroshima Attack

At London's Daily Mail, " Prayers for peace: Japanese light hundreds of lanterns to mark the 67th anniversary of those killed in Hi...

Gabby Douglas Personifies the American Dream

From Bill Reiter, at Fox Sports, " DOUGLAS IS SYMBOL FOR AMERICAN DREAM ": “I just wanted to seize the moment,” the 16-year-old sa...

Los Angeles Times Obituary Claims Gore Vidal 'Demolished Intellectual Rivals' Like William F. Buckley, Jr

From Elaine Woo's obituary, " Gore Vidal, iconoclastic author, dies at 86 " (via Memeorandum ): In other spare moments, [Vidal...

Dennis Prager on Left's Fascist Attacks on Chick-fil-A

This ran a few days ago. If you disagree with progressives, they will try to destroy you: And in case you missed his book: Still the Best Ho...

Alexander Cockburn, Shill for Communism, Dead at 71

David Horowitz comments on the death of Alexander Cockburn: Alex Cockburn is dead of cancer at the age of 71. Alex was an influential voice...

'America's Not the Greatest Country in the World Any More...'

Shoot, Jeff Daniels sounds like a far-left Harvard academic. This is typical lefty crap. If you haven't read it, don't miss Dennis P...

Historic Black and White Images of the Dust Bowl

I missed it, but PBS ran a series last year called " Surviving the Dust Bowl ." Not to worry, though. London's Daily Mail has ...

Bonnie and Clyde Guns Expected to Fetch $200,000 Each at Auction

Fascinating. At Telegraph UK : Two guns recovered from the bodies of Bonnie and Clyde, the notorious gangster couple, are expected to fetch ...

Rare Baseball Cards Could Bring Up to $3 Million at Auction

A great story, at the Los Angeles Times, " Found money: Treasure trove of baseball cards may be worth millions ": DEFIANCE, Ohio —...

Ernest Borgnine: 1917-2012

I got a thrill watching Earnest Borgnine in " Red " in 2010. I think I was surprised to see him starring in a brief cameo, but it ...

Warship Museums Not Assured Success

At LAT, " Warship museums are not assured victory as tourist draws ": When the battleship Iowa was commissioned in 1943, it was a ...

The Signers of the Declaration Pledged 'To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor', and They Made No Empty Boast

A great essay, from Daniel Flynn, at FrontPage Magazine, " Remembering the Founders' Sacrifice ."

Military Personnel Take Oath of Citizenship From Flight Deck of USS Midway

A great story, at the Los Angeles Times, " On the Midway's deck, military personnel take oath of citizenship ": SAN DIEGO — Af...

Let Freedom Ring: “We Can Do Better Than an America Where Uncle Sam Sheds Tears”

Via Freedom's Lighthouse, " New Hard-Hitting Ad Shows “Uncle Sam” Shedding a Tear and Holding a Tin Cup Thanks to Four Years of Bar...

'The Glorious Fourth'

Boy, Bill Whittle's been busy! Here's another great clip, from the Afterburner series, via Glenn Reynolds :

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Via Nice Deb : The Wikipedia entry is here .

Happy Fourth of July!

From Wendy Fiore on Twitter , wishing you bountiful freedom.

Uri Friedman's 'American Exceptionalism' Neglects Mention of Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis

It's a good essay (and it looks especially good in the glossy format at hard copy of the magazine). See: " 'American Exceptiona...

'The Girl From Ipanema' Turns 50

I love this story, because 'The Girl From Ipanema' reminds me of my parents when I was a small child. At the Wall Street Journal, ...