Category Archives: History

Sending Messages into the Future

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

[This article is by my friend Eric Gandy, a long-time resident of Stockholm, born in England]. The American photographer Edward Weston said “a photograph is a message you send into the future.” We are dependent on messages sent by previous … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Literature, Government & Politics, History | Tagged Doris Lessing, Eric Gandy, George Orwell, Haile Selassie, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Michel Foucault, Ryzard Kapuscinski, Winston Churchill | 1 Comment

“The [American] Revolution of 1800”

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

I read Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, by John Ferling. I was reminded of the similarities between the presidential campaign of 1800 and the one most recently in play in the USA. Part I: Underpinnings of the 1800 … Continue reading →

Posted in Government & Politics, History | Tagged "Adams vs. Jefferson", Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Democratic-Republican, Federalist party, George Washington, John Adams, John Ferling, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pinckney | 4 Comments

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