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Feline Gratitude
My cat thanked me last night. I don’t know that’s what she did, but it sure felt like it. I can’t prove it or disproved, yet it seems more likely that she did... READ MORE
History’s Gravity
Chronology is history’s gravity. That’s what Jill Lepore said on her podcast. I took note. I sensed the truth of her words, yet I wondered, How are they true? Chronology is the force that... READ MORE
A Dangerous Idea
“There is one thing stronger than all the armies of the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.” –Victor Hugo “Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the... READ MORE
Hero and Goat
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest King “One thing that might help win this war is to get someone to shoot King,” remarked the normally unflappable Dwight Eisenhower. “He’s the antithesis of cooperation…,... READ MORE
Hero or Goat?
He might have been the hero of Midway, one of many, perhaps, but potentially the first among them, the one who made all the others possible. Commander Joseph Rochefort led the Station Hypo... READ MORE
“But It Helps”?
Early in his career as the United States government’s go-to man on all things cryptologic, William Friedman was asked if insanity was a prerequisite of the codebreaker. Friedman didn’t hesitate in his response.... READ MORE