Memento Moron: Remember, Thou Art Stupid

I did not take a liking to Gin until I was almost 40. Since then I've grown quite fond of Gin and Tonics during hot summer months. Refre...

One of the most stirring recreations of the ratification of the Declaration I've ever seen. Their lives, their fortunes, and their sacre...

Wow. Has it really been over six months since I blogged? Indeed, it would seem so. I"m a bit chagrined. I restarted Memento Moron with ...

Preface: As some of my readers know, I tried opening a new blog for a while called Ex Posteriori. It never really took off for me. I only po...

For those of you who, like I do, get lost around Day 10....

I was referred, via The Port Stands at your Elbow , to David Mills' column The Advent Search over at First Things (I love that name). Mi...

I once read that while he was studying in war college as a young officer, Von Clausewitz was given the assignment of planning an assault on...