“Obsologisms” like “tickety-boo” and “gigglemug” are worth reviving
The suspect who tried to extort Johnson and Johnson has died
Plus the battle for Sicily and Catholic Church abuse settlements
Reflections on American independence from Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan
Larry Schweikart | How the four pillars of American exceptionalism make the United States unique in world history
Plus, a famous Cold War speech and lifting immigration quotas after WWII
The revisionist history of backronyms
Plus, a landmark Supreme Court ruling on obscenity laws
Plus: the death of Emperor Nero and Charles Spurgeon’s last sermon