Endgame for John Wayne/Rambo/Trump, “Reality” TV and “Virtual” History
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” – Ralph Elison, Invisible Man, 1951 “Although the (1965) Voting Rights Act was…
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History vs. Propaganda; Pundits vs. Investigative Journalism
Posted by Charlie Barber | Aug 24, 2020 | Columns
“History, like payback, is a bitch.” – Chicago Dog“History as a discipline began as a confrontation with war propaganda. In the first history book, The Peloponnesian Wars, Thucydides was careful to make a distinction...
Read MoreA Liberal Cause That Some Conservatives Are Finally Fighting For: Fairness
Posted by Charlie Barber | Aug 19, 2020 | Columns
At a college reunion breakfast in May 2000, a well-heeled classmate sneered at me about an overheard opinion of mine: “Oh you’re one of those liberals!”…
Read MoreDueling Billionaires; And the Rest of Us
Posted by Charlie Barber | Aug 13, 2020 | Columns
As I pulled up behind a dusty square backed vehicle at my Mandan, ND, Post Office Mail Box, I noticed his choices in bumper stickers: TRUMP, “Fight for…
Read MoreCelebrating “Good Trouble” Revolution
Posted by Charlie Barber | Aug 5, 2020 | Columns
“Men are born, and always remain, free and equal in their rights. Civil distinctions, therefore, can be founded only on public utility.”-Declaration of the Rig
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