Search all posts
-
Most Recent Posts
Sites of Interest
Tag Archives: Harry Truman
Bernie Sanders and all politicians who decry US interference…
…in other countries’ elections. It has happened, yes. But something I’ve been planning to point out about all this criticism — from Bernie Sanders and parts east (as well as Andrew Yang, et al) — about how America has sought … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 presidential campaign, How I Learned The Facts of Life, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Chile, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh, Nicaragua, Reza Pahlevi, Salvador Allende, Sandinistas, Winston Churchill
Comments Off on Bernie Sanders and all politicians who decry US interference…
Democrat urges Congress pass legislation in “eight critical areas”
This might surprise you. It surprised me. Harry Truman said the state of the nation worried him. The Republicans and a number of southern democrats were trying “to fool the people with poppy cock.” Truman urged Congress to reconvene, in … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Brooklyn Dodgers, Harry Truman, Jackie Robinson, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Republican National Committee, Roger Kahn, Tom Dewey
Comments Off on Democrat urges Congress pass legislation in “eight critical areas”
The best op piece today: “Why Mistranslation Matters”
In the New York Times (last page opinion section — it should have been more to the front) Mark Polizzotti tells a couple of stories that really startled me. Brace yourselves, because our knowledge about famous statements is wrong. For … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Harry Truman, Hiroshima, Mark Polizzotti, mistranslations, Nikita Khrushchev, translations, William Tyndale
Comments Off on The best op piece today: “Why Mistranslation Matters”