Female Nixon staffers posing with a campaign sign, 1972. The slogan, John Mitchell’s creation, reportedly “confused and unnerved” Nixon; it was withdrawn after three days.
Anthony Hopkins escucha emocionado "And the Waltz Goes On", el vals que compuso en 1964 con 26 años, y que nunca se atrevió a poner en escena.
André Rieu lo interpretó en 2011, en Viena, delante de Hopkins, cumpliendo el sueño de juventud del actor.
"Without Mohammed, Charlemagne would have been inconceivable."
This quote summarizes Pirenne's thesis that the European Dark Ages began with the rise of Islam because it destroyed the flow of trade across the Mediterranean, ending Antiquity.
So, my question, does @cremieuxrecueil believe Christianity caused the Dark ages? That’s the assumption made by a lot of rage replies. I suppose if he says “no”, he’ll miss out on some engagement from Dark Age deniers leaping to said assumption.
@BlueRepublik@cremieuxrecueil does not call it a “Christian” dark age. Not sure what he believes *caused* it. He’s just saying it did exist. Seems reasonable.
President’s Day is a somber day for me, because I’m thinking about two great American heroes who are no longer with us, one President and one Vice President
Ben Franklin needs no introduction. He was born in the USA in the early 1700’s and went on to become president and invent freedom, currency, electricity, and democracy
Dan Quail is less well known but almost equally as important. He was the youngest VP in American history and is best known for embarrassing doddering old man Lloyd Benson in the Vice Presidential Debate
What do you miss most about these two?
As we wrestle in my home state of Minnesota with the fact of deep corruption in the political and economic orders, I want to draw attention to the “social justice” dimension of this problem. Catholic social teaching has a good deal to say about official corruption, insisting that it undermines confidence in our leaders, compromises the integrity of the institutions of government, and subverts the rule of law. But even more importantly, it deeply harms the poor, stealing resources from them, increasing inequality, and blocking essential services such as health and education. And if the widespread fraud in Minnesota is also present in a number of other states, we are dealing with a massive violation of human rights and a heinous attack upon the poor and needy. This should not be a matter of partisan politics. Rather, wherever this corruption exists, it should be fought and those responsible for it brought to justice.