Author Archives: Vasco Phillip de Sousa
The first of all Human Rights
Human rights seem to be falling out of favor. I’ve heard old men deride them, as if they were some new legislative fashion akin to political correctness or “austerity” with their pensions. Recent events in Europe, with the so-called European … Continue reading
The Position
Our brave hero, the Ambitious Candidate (who was exploring the Sea of Jobs for a New Opportunity), was travelling from Interview Bay to FollowupLand, on the Career Peninsula, when his ship (the HJS Network) was blown off course by a barrage of unexpected … Continue reading
A dream, a civilisation, destroyed by savagery
Paul Strathern said it was depressing to see the great sage, Egyptian scholar Abd al-Rahman Al Jabarti, wonder in awe at the simple tricks put on by Institute of Egypt. Al Jabarti knew the history of his country and others … Continue reading
Have A Presidential Christmas
This Christmas, you may be hearing rumors that Santa Claus was invented to sell Coca Cola. Well, Christmas is much older the Republican Party. It’s even older than the Pope. The Founding Fathers inherited the tradition from the European ancestors, … Continue reading
Never eat eggs with an angry stomach.
Paul from Beligium keeps telling me that eggs are dangerous. I never believed him, as he enjoys crepes and cakes of all kinds. However, the following story from 1897 (printed in the St. Louis Republic in and reprinted in the … Continue reading
Careers with History: Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
Thomas Woodrow Wilson’s name is often used to sell history degrees. Wilson was the only President ever to earn a PhD. Yet he didn’t learn to read until he was ten years old.
Estonian Lutherans oppose Mormon access to genealogy records.
Pernau – November 22nd 1905, a group of socialists threw an Estonian preacher from the pulpit, causing the congregation to flee in panic.{1} Back then, Estonia was just as religious as anywhere else. After just a few decades of Soviet … Continue reading
The Night the Lights Went on
‘Twas the night before Wednesday And behind the square Rush hour traffic was roaring, Oblivious that here Was a marked celebration, To turn on the lights On the Llanbadarn Fawr tree, To children’s delights. Welsh speakers were counting down, In … Continue reading
George III and the 76p Stamps
The Royal Mail is kindly reminding us why the American Patriots signed the Declaration of Independence. It costs 76p to send a letter from the the mainland Britain Empire to America. And who is on a 76p stamp? None other than King George … Continue reading
Well, who should play Ronald Reagan?
While some see President Reagan as the man who won the cold war, others remember him as having changed the economy at home. Some might paint him as a kind of Scrooge, the character so well portrayed by Michael Caine (or, … Continue reading
