Right now, I am reading a wonderful book by Daniel Silva, one of my favorite authors. It's a thriller starring his Israeli spy, Gabriel Allon, and involves the theft of one painting, in the service of finding another famous painting by an Italian Old Master painter. One of the villains is the terrorist dictator of …
Category: History
All historical references, especially American history
The Real View from Israel
Here is the link to an essay by Ricochet Contributor Judith Levy. She is in Israel, where rockets rain down on her family and friends daily. If you can read this without weeping, you have no heart. And if you can read this without getting very, very angry, you have no soul. I am sitting …
OBAMA FAVORS EVIL
Read this, from today's Jerusalem Post. You may be shocked, but I'm not. Author Caroline Glick tells it like it is. Here are the salient points: OTL supports Hamas in its crusade to obliterate the state of Israel from the face of the Earth. Kerry's "truce" proposal would have given Hamas everything it wants. The …
The Natural Order of Things
My hero, Rush Limbaugh, likes to point out that, through much of human history, the natural order of things in our world has been tyranny and misery. Since humans started to live in groups, the vast majority of people have led lives that were "nasty, brutish, and short". Until very recently, human life-expectancy has been …
Fiddling while the World Burns
Here are some of the things taking place in the world, and in the USA this week: Malaysian airliner shot down by a Russian-made missile The US southern border overwhelmed with illegal immigrant people from Central America Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza, where Hamas shoots rockets from residential neighborhoods Court rulings cast ObamaCare subsidies …
I’m Up to the Challenge: Dinner Party Edition~History’s Best
This week's challenge is a great one for me, as I have already given lots of thought to who I'd invite to my "ideal dinner party" table. First, the table is round, so everyone gets to talk to everyone else. First guests are myself and my husband. We are both middle-aged, Conservatives, and classical musicians …
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We Stand With The State of Israel
For the past week, Hamas Terrorists from Gaza have been raining their rockets down on the State of Israel. Their rockets are fired from within civilian residential areas of towns. And they have the unmitigated gall to demand a cease-fire from the Israelis! Hamas has absolutely no problem with targeting Israeli civilians in Tel …
It’s Memorial Day Weekend-How do you observe it?
Is Memorial Day weekend just a day off from work for you? Just the first weekend the pool is open, and the official start of barbecue season? Or is it a time for somber reflection on the many men and women who gave their lives for their country. Who gave the United States of …
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New Feature, in the Right Margin-Freedom Phrases
Take a look at the new feature of Calling-all-RushBabes. Freedom Phrases are sayings, aphorisms, and quotes from famous and not-so-famous people. Some will be Americans, and some from foreigners who admire America. If you have a favorite "Freedom Phrase", by all means leave a comment, with the saying and its author.
My first response to Weekly Photo Challenge-How about THIS Monument?
Back in 2010, Hubby and I drove to Hillsdale College in Michigan for Hillsdale Hostel. We spent a week on the road getting there, the week there, and a week getting back. On the way from Everett, Washington to Hillsdale Michigan, we passed through Wyoming, and stopped at Devil's Tower National Monument. Here are a …
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