But What About Jade and Theodosia?
Jul 29In related news, does anyone remember that Green Lantern once dueled Aaron Burr? It was back in 1974-75, in a two-part story running in the back of issues 230 and 231 of that era’s Flash series. Despite what the premise might imply, the portrayal of Burr is quite sympathetic – probably reflecting the influence of [...]
Burr Blur
Jul 29[cross-posted at Liberty & Power] I’ve been interested in Aaron Burr revisionism for a while. Burr had the bad luck to make enemies of both Jefferson and Hamilton, thus earning the ire of historians across the political spectrum; but I’ve long suspected that Burr, like Jefferson and Hamilton, was a complicated mix of good and [...]
More Tucker Online
Jul 28I’ve begun placing Benjamin Tucker’s Instead of a Book online in HTML format. So far I’ve got the Preface, Part I, ten chapters from Part II, eleven chapters from Part III, three chapters from Part IV, and one chapter from Part VIII. More to follow! But next up: the Bastiat-Proudhon debate!
Super Amazing!
Jul 27Amazo is an evil android with all the powers of the Justice League of America. The Super-Skrull is an evil alien with all the powers of the Fantastic Four. The Super-Adaptoid is an evil android with all the powers of the Avengers. The moral? With great power comes great dorkiness of name.
Earth Shaking News
Jul 27The Movement for a Democratic Society, Inc., about which I’ve blogged previously, has changed its name to Foundation for a Democratic Society to avoid confusion with Movement for a Democratic Society, non-Inc. Adjust your lives accordingly – if you can.
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