So last night I was browsing about looking for something. What I was looking for, I don’t remember at all. Such is life. What I found so redirected my attention that it prompted me to actually do some work on this site again. Somehow I found some of my old blogger sites, and theContinue reading “Everything That Rises Must Converge”
Category Archives: History
And The Dead Shall Rise: A Review
Steve Oney’s And The Dead Shall Rise has been on my radar for a decade, and related to me my entire life. The book recounts the murder of Mary Phagan, the investigation that followed, the trials of Leo Frank, his lynching, and the media circus that surrounded the entire affair. It represents excellent scholarship andContinue reading “And The Dead Shall Rise: A Review”
Happy New…whatever
‘Tis the season for talk about hopes for the new year. We’ve spent the past 12 months bitching about how terrible 2020 was, and now that we discern enough time has gone by, everything is supposed to be all better now. I’ve never quite understood the concept, and after this year, I find it ratherContinue reading “Happy New…whatever”
Historical Context, Present Troubles, Future Concerns
So I was reading our local paper this morning when I found an article about an execution that happened. The Associated Press article drew a comparison between the rate of executions under Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland. I do not think the AP article was meant to be complimentary towards the president. That kind ofContinue reading “Historical Context, Present Troubles, Future Concerns”