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Not the ones the Administration is making, anyway.
None of the attacks on Jerome Powell make any sense, @RameshPonnuru writes. wapo.st/3IEJFjt
Anthem today: I saw the Holy City Beside the tideless sea; The light of God was on its streets, The gates were open wide, And all who would might enter, And no one was denied. No need of moon or stars by night, Or sun to shine by day, It was the new Jerusalem, That would…
This Victorian hymn appears in “Ulysses” by James Joyce
Anthem today: I saw the Holy City Beside the tideless sea; The light of God was on its streets, The gates were open wide, And all who would might enter, And no one was denied. No need of moon or stars by night, Or sun to shine by day, It was the new Jerusalem, That would…
“At the operation’s core was the belief that reality was more valuable than propaganda. That truth was contagious. The goal of QRHELPFUL wasn’t to paint an idealized portrait of the West; it was to free intellectual constraints, to unfasten the ‘straitjacket imposed by Moscow,’…
The "best kept secret" of the Cold War is what one historian called the @CIA's covert book-smuggling program behind the Iron Curtain. What a pleasure to review @CharlieEnglish1's terrific new nonfiction, THE CIA BOOK CLUB, for @washingtonpost. washingtonpost.com/books/2025/07/…
Lovely review of The CIA Book Club in @washingtonpost. Tremendous thanks to @isberryauthor. #theciabookclub
The "best kept secret" of the Cold War is what one historian called the @CIA's covert book-smuggling program behind the Iron Curtain. What a pleasure to review @CharlieEnglish1's terrific new nonfiction, THE CIA BOOK CLUB, for @washingtonpost. washingtonpost.com/books/2025/07/…
'Mussolini is always right' — Entrance of Italy's autarky exhibition, held in Rome in 1938.
'Renewal in Portugal, Freedom in Greece, Hope in Spain … No news from the Gulag Archipelago' — Dutch anti-Soviet cartoon, 1974.
26 July 1948: U.S. #President Harry S. #Truman signs Executive Order 9981, banning segregation in the Armed Forces. #history #CivilRights #OTD #HistoryMatters #ad amzn.to/3uxXs19
Traditional family model doesn’t exist in many European countries anymore. What happened? What is driving this?
Reasons I love America: Saved Australia from Japanese Culture of generosity Chick-Fil-A Jim Gaffigan Free refill on sodas Power house of world missions Love Aussie accents
This was totally unnecessary. Denmark is one of our best NATO allies, and Greenland welcomes more U.S. military presence, and joint business ventures on mining rare earth minerals. The Danes served with us in the Middle East. This has been self-defeating diplomacy by the U.S.
Many Danes say they are heartbroken by how the U.S. has turned from best friend to foe over Greenland on.wsj.com/4mxI7Xd
If conservative think-tanks follow instead of leading, what is the point of them? washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-colum…
Following the Bay of Pigs debacle President John F. Kennedy asks for advice from former President Dwight Eisenhower at Camp David (April 22, 1961)
#OTD July 26, 1656: Eight Quakers from England arrive at Boston on the Speedwell and are immediately imprisoned by Puritan authorities. The Puritans look upon Quakerism with suspicion, regarding it as theologically apostate and politically subversive.
"For some Europeans, air conditioning is seen as a profane American indulgence (I consider it close to indoor plumbing as a boon of civilized living)." --@JonahDispatch thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfi…
25 July 1848: Arthur Balfour, #British Prime Minister (1902-05) is born in East Lothian, Scotland. He issued the #Balfour Declaration on behalf of the #British cabinet during WWI, announcing support for a “home for the #Jewish people" in Palestine. #OTD #ad…
Rare photo of general and former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant with a posture brace behind him to prevent movement during a photo session. Any movement would cause blurring due to long exposure time. ~1862.
#OTD July 26, 1890: Peruvian officials arrest Methodist missionary Francisco Penzotti while he is having breakfast. He is escorted to prison at bayonet point for converting Catholics to Protestantism. His incarceration creates an international outcry, with his Italian homeland,…