When I was a boy my father and I would play “Civil War” in the backyard.  We were both armed with the best toys one could buy during the Civil War Centennial, including cap pistols and a fine Parris Rifle (no swords were allowed … my father was sure...

Some photos from a rainy visit to Valmy last week with my wife and daughter. The photo below on the left is of me and Corinne at the Kellerman monument; the photo on the right is of the famous Moulin de Valmy, a major landmark on the 20 September 1792...

From last week’s visit to Les Invalides:

You hear it all the time … at least I do.  Critics of this historian or that historian claim that the historian in question is pushing a personal political agenda.  Their professional work reflects that personal political agenda: if anything, their...

Here it is, folks … the first interview linking Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, and Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals! Once more The Comedy Channel demonstrates that it’s ahead of the curve when it comes to trends in popular political...