Category Archives: History

Should We Cancel Columbus Day?

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Phil Christensen

Should we cancel Columbus Day? His epic voyage, often dismissed by revisionists, ushered in the great Age of Exploration. Yes, he should be celebrated. Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day? Let’s get this out of the way.  I will not … Continue reading →

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Fiddling While Rome Burns – The Frivolous Impeachment.

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Phil Christensen

That’s a cliché.  It’s also historically inaccurate.  Yes, large parts of Rome caught fire in 64 A.D., wiping out entire neighborhoods.  Nero did not commit arson, and no documentary evidence has ever emerged that he ordered it done.  Nor did … Continue reading →

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Time – An Obsession – 2018 New Year’s Edition

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Phil Christensen

Time  – A Human Obsession. Time – the non-spatial continuum – continues to hold the fascination of humankind. Last night the population of entire planet celebrated Time. It is the biggest event of the year – bigger than the Super … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem – What Took Us So Long?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Phil Christensen

For The Record. Let’s get this out of the way up front. The City of Jerusalem is a Holy City to two faiths, not three. The Old and New Testaments mention Jerusalem throughout. The City is firmly embedded, root and … Continue reading →

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North Korea – The Problem That Won’t Go Away.

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Phil Christensen

North Korea – Is There A Solution? The Unites States Government continues to deal with North Korea from a Western Paradigm  based on the Post World War II model.  It’s time to stop. From The Washington Post 9/14/17.

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Voluntarily Giving Up Power – America’s Second Declaration of Independence

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Phil Christensen

Voluntarily giving up power is such a rarity, we name cities after those who do.  Such men make independence and liberty possible. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 – 43o BC) was a Roman Senator who wanted to retire from public life. … Continue reading →

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Equilibrium – Immutable Laws – Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Phil Christensen

Equilibrium Is Everything. What is Equilibrium?  It’s more than balance, though balance plays it’s part.  Equilibrium is the law.  It’s the universal distribution of Matter and Energy, bound by the fact that neither can be destroyed, only changed in form. … Continue reading →

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Over The Top And Out Of Their Minds.

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Phil Christensen

April, 46 B.C. Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, known to history has Cato The Younger, lay awake in the pre-dawn hours.  The legions of Julius Caesar, flushed with victories over the armies of Pompey, Ptolemy XIII, and Metellus Scipi bore down on … Continue reading →

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The Tree. A Short Tale of Winter Solstice.

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Phil Christensen

The Tree. Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, George III’s consort is generally credited with ordering the first Christmas Tree in England, making it enormously popular with the aristocracy of the time.

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How The Federal Government Jacked With Your Retirement

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Phil Christensen

Retirement – sounds so final, doesn’t it?  You’re not getting there.  Not the way you think. Or not the way you thought.  Remember the days of company financed pensions?  Yeah, neither do I. This post contains affiliate links.

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