And the lack thereof. And certain laws apply. Take this fellow, Qassem Suleimani, who had been the commander of the Iranian Quds Force for over 20 years. Quds are the guys who coordinate Iranian military activities outside of Iran. His people…
Author: vassar
A Brief Natural History of Historians; Telling a Horse from a Mule
While people are being hornswoggled about the good intentions of journalists, they also should consider similar intentions of some historians. You see, there are the historians who report insights and facts about the past, and there are the journalists who then bake these into confections using their own…
We all have that One Song Buried in our Memory
Actually, I have more than one and when I hear one of them, I get a tearful memory from the past that only that music can unlock. I’m not talking about sweet nostalgia here, like the first you ever slow-danced with a girl. (“16 Candles”,…