The Baptists Invented Separation of Church and State. Then Forgot.
The “wall of separation” wasn’t built by atheists. It was built by Baptists with whip scars, and their heirs are tearing it down.
Southern Baptists Were Pro-Choice. Then Politics Happened.
In 1971 the SBC officially supported abortion access. Their own press praised Roe. Then politics happened, and they spent fifty years and billions erasing it.
Be Glad You Didn’t Live in Ancient Rome
For all the talk of the glory of ancient Rome, they leave out all the really bad shit! s. The empire we won’t stop…
There Are More Variations of the Bible Than Words in the Bible!
If you don’t know Dr. Bart Ehrman, he’s a biblical scholar and professor. Ehrman taught at Rutgers University from 1985 to 1988, then joined…
Jan 6 Rioters Who Genuinely Recanted
Finding individuals who have genuinely recanted their views on the January 6th attack, specifically those who admit they were misled by Donald Trump, is…
Important Women in History – 40+ Women Who Changed the World (With Photos)!
It’s Women’s History Month! March is Women’s History month, so I thought it would be fitting to take a little walk down memory lane….
How the Internet Was Invented – A History of the Internet
Back in January 2006 an article was published in Electronic Publishing magazine, which has since gone away, that dealt with the origins of the…
Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!
Today is Mickey Mouse’s birthday, or perhaps I should say the anniversary of the day Mickey was introduced to the world as Disney’s first…
A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything Flipbook Animation
This is a very cool little video animation that someone created. I can’t imagine how long it took to draw every page of this…
A Video History of the Internet
I’ve seen a few decent writeups on the History of the Internet, but this short video crams a working history into about 8 minutes…
The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Reconstructed
Six years ago, at exactly this moment, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated above the skys south of Dallas, TX in a catastrophe that shocked…
Castro’s Cuba Leaves Nothing to Be Admired
I have a very close friend (who shall go unnammed) that seems to admire Fidel Castro. Well my friend, I came across this post…
A Visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Abandoned Vaults
Here is a special treat for you guys. Last week I got the opportunity to visit the old Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Dallas,…
The US Declaration of Independence
I was recently reminded of just how cool the U.S. Declaration of Independence was, and how it united the citizens of the original 13…
19 by Paul Hardcastle
[The average U.S. serviceman in the Vietnam War was supposedly twenty-two years old, and not nineteen as is often believed, particularly given the popularity…
Frank Zappa Defends Free Speech on Crossfire
Here is a fascinating debate on Crossfire from 22 years ago in which some tool (John Laughlin) from the Washington Post was repeatedly insulting…
Gil Scott Heron for UK Black History Month
October is Black History Month in the UK (it’s February in the US), and one very unique individual is Gil Scott Heron, an American…
Steve Jobs and the First Ever Macintosh circa 1984
Thanks to Sean from Geek With Laptop we’ve got the first ever demonstration of a MacIntosh computer by Steve Jobs. This post is dedicated…
Tom Snyder’s 1981 Interview with Charles Manson
In the 1950’s and 1960’s Charles Manson and his gang of drugged out hippies preyed on society as few criminals ever have. After eventually…
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