Let's have a little mid-Lenten fun at the expense of His Excellency Obama, the Most-Exalted. Can you imagine what would have happened had a Republican president said something this stupid? See more ads here. See also: Obama Mangles U.S., World History In Energy Speech Providence Journal Article On Rutherford B. Hayes And The Telephone, June 29, 1877 … [Read more...]

Your humble correspondent was taken to task by his beautiful Texan of a wife for forgetting March 6. For those of us who suffered under the PC gulag that is public education in America, March 6, 1836, was that glorious day when less than 150 brave men defended the Alamo against Gen Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the dictator of Mexico. Rather than write my own encomium of that brave effort (an American Thermopylae if there ever was one) I direct your attention to this brilliant … [Read more...]

From Big Hollywood With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of Andrew Breitbart. Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles. We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy warrior. Andrew lived boldly, so that we more timid souls would dare to live freely and fully, and fight for the fragile liberty he showed us how to love. Andrew recently wrote a new … [Read more...]

When Health and Human Services (HHS) imposed their mandate that Christian institutions subsidize contraception and abortifacent drugs, the Catholic Church responded forcefully. The Orthodox Church supports our Catholic brothers even though we were late to step to the plate. At least we are in the game. Many however (myself included) indicated that what drove the Assembly to action was the criticism of John Couretas, Fr. Peter Preble and others. Both wrote blistering critiques of Assembly … [Read more...]

We at Monomakhos have mentioned before one joy about hosting this blog is that a growing number of our readers not only provide new ideas and content but often do a significant percent of the research as well. This latest essay was generated thanks to the diligence and arguments of one such correspondent who goes by the name of Andrew. He pointed out that the Episcopal Assembly's funding seems to have dried up. Judge for yourself whether they're rattling the tin cup or not. We'll leave … [Read more...]

As many of you know, I despise Michael Moore with a white-hot passion that makes a supernova look like a light-bulb. He's always been a seditious creep, now we know that he's an extremely wealthy one as well. For proof, Andrew Breitbart got a hold of land records which showed that he owns a mansion on a beautiful lake in an ultra-ritzy section of Michigan. Look at the photos to give you an idea of what it's like to hang out with the swells. One thing's for sure: he's not part of the … [Read more...]

Today is Veteran's Day (formerly known as Armistice Day). It was on this the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, on the eleventh hour that a truce was struck between the Allied and Axis Powers in 1918 thereby ending the Great War. In the intervening years, this day has come to celebrate the accomplishments of veterans in all our Armed Services who served in all of America's wars. Let us pause for reflection on the nature of war in all its horror and remember those who have borne the … [Read more...]

Paraphrasing the English ditty which is in reference to Guy Fawkes' Day and commemorates the Gunpowder Plot ("Remember, remember, the 5th of November..."), let us as well remember the atrocity which was perpetrated on us by evil men 10 years ago today. Let us never forget that we are in a struggle with Islamic fascism, pure and simple. Let us pray for the fallen and the redemption of those who believe in this evil creed. … [Read more...]

Hard work never killed anyone, Ronald Reagan used to say, but why take the chance? Reagan was often accused by critics of not working very hard, and he responded with this characteristic jibe. We now know that the critics were wrong about his work ethic. Read through his diaries or look at the copies of his handwritten speeches and radio scripts, and you see that this was a man who worked very hard on communicating ideas. And one of the things he worked hardest on was humor. Reagan told … [Read more...]

This picture needs no words. It speaks for itself. From the Minneapolis Star/Tribune taken on a June morning at the Minneapolis National Cemetery. Click to enlarge … [Read more...]

Today in 1965, Paul McCartney sat alone at a piano in Abbey Road and recorded Yesterday: One of the greatest songs of all time. … [Read more...]

A cowboy, who just moved to Wyoming from Texas , walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender approaches and tells the cowboy, "You know, a mug goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time." The cowboy replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in Arizona , the other is in Colorado . When we … [Read more...]

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How far we've fallen. One of the reasons that America was a can-do nation is because we had can-do men. This doesn't mean only the workers pictured in this photo essay, but the capitalists and politicians who got together to do things. We keep hearing about America's "failing infrastructure," but the dirty little secret is that we can't build anything anymore because we've got to do environmental impact studies on the mating habits of the Snail Darter before we can even build a measly little … [Read more...]

A little late, but somewhat still topical. Enjoy! Anthem change in the Middle East? … [Read more...]

I love the Native American heritage and the Cherokees hold a special place in my heart (as well as the Choctaw tribe). The lessons are put in simple terms, but they are nonetheless important to know and ponder. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. + + + + + + + + + + Cherokee Legend Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youths' rite of Passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night … [Read more...]

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