From The Suffocation of Democracy – Christopher R. Browning If the US has someone whom historians will look back on as the gravedigger of American democracy, it is Mitch McConnell. He stoked the hyperpolarization of American politics to make the Obama presidency as dysfunctional and paralyzed as he possibly could. As with parliamentary gridlock in … [Read more…]
I am saddened by the news of Patti Harris’ death this week and sympathize with her family. John Sergneri
I’m not sure how I neglected mentioning one of our latest family members, a 1930 Jackson-Bell Swan AM radio. This one was purchased for $125 at an antique store in the county. It has been refinished as you can tell from the wood which is slightly different color on the top right side of the … [Read more…]
The addiction continues – today I added a RCA Victor 4X (the small one in the photo) and a General Electric E-72 All-Wave. The GE is an AM broadcast, Police, and SW receiver. The RCA is an AC/DC table top model and both date from the 1936 time frame. So, we can easily see this … [Read more…]