Apocalypto 2020. Researchers in Mexico City discovered a macabre late 15th-century structure

“The bones likely belong to people sacrificed during the reign of Ahuízotl, eighth king of the Aztecs. The dead included men, women and children alike.* — l Courtesy of INAH. Smithsonian Magazine. “Archaeologists excavating a famed Aztec “tower of skulls” in Mexico City have uncovered a new section featuring 119 human skulls. The find brings the… Read More Apocalypto 2020. Researchers in Mexico City discovered a macabre late 15th-century structure

July 20, 2026July 21, 2026 SDHLeave a comment

Lincoln, the 19th Century South, and the Civil War

I have never met or known anyone in my long decades who thought slavery was a good thing. In fact I’ve never personally met or knew of a racist in the large circles I ‘ran’ with. I would immediately distance myself against anyone who thought like that. (It’s one of the reasons I think Nick… Read More Lincoln, the 19th Century South, and the Civil War

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 SDH

The Popes and Slavery: Setting the Record Straight

Fr. Joel S. Panzer, The Catholic Answer and EWTN, 1996 When did the Catholic Church condemn slavery? According to some notable figures, the Church did not finally condemn slavery until recently. Judge John T. Noonan stated that it was not until 1890 that the Church condemned the institution of slavery, lagging behind laws enacted to… Read More The Popes and Slavery: Setting the Record Straight

September 1, 2024December 28, 2024 SDHLeave a comment

History is Complex. Dinesh D’Souza on The Legacy of Colonialism

Anti-colonialism was one of the dominant political currents of the 20th century, as dozens of European colonies in Asia and Africa became free. Today we are still living with the aftermath of colonialism. Apologists for terrorism, including Osama Bin Laden, argue that terrorist acts are an understandable attempt on the part of subjugated non-Western peoples… Read More History is Complex. Dinesh D’Souza on The Legacy of Colonialism

September 1, 2023December 28, 2024 SDH

Myths About the Black Experience in America

…and what can be done. “In this wide-ranging conversation, Glenn Loury, Ian Rowe, and Robert Woodson debunk The 1619 Project. “If there were a Mount Rushmore of American Black intellectuals, the three guests on this show would certainly be on it: Glenn Loury is a professor of the social sciences in the Department of economics at… Read More Myths About the Black Experience in America

August 3, 2022August 17, 2022 SDH

On Howard Zinn and Christopher Columbus

Excerpted from “Debunking Howard Zinn“: by scholar Mary Grabar. “Howard Zinn rode to fame and fortune on the “untold story” of Christopher Columbus—a shocking tale of severed hands, raped women, and gentle, enslaved people worked to death to slake the white Europeans’ lust for gold. Today, that story is anything but untold. Zinn’s narrative about the… Read More On Howard Zinn and Christopher Columbus

April 26, 2022February 8, 2025 SDH

C-Span. The Dark Side of Abraham Lincoln

Marxism and CRT are no answer to racism. Marxism and CRT only exploit it for Marxist ends and so cynically disregard the great progress we had all made —until 2020. — Thomas Di’Lorenzo on Abraham Lincoln (C-Span) … More: Lincoln scholar H. Jaffa… — The Popes and Slavery: Setting the record straight — National Review:… Read More C-Span. The Dark Side of Abraham Lincoln

March 23, 2022March 27, 2022 SDH

The Revolutionary Mosaic Law

The Gospel of John. Chapter 1. [The divinity and incarnation of Christ. John bears witness of him. He begins to call his disciples.] [1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made… Read More The Revolutionary Mosaic Law

August 6, 2021August 12, 2021 SDHLeave a comment

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Tag: Slavery

Apocalypto 2020. Researchers in Mexico City discovered a macabre late 15th-century structure

Lincoln, the 19th Century South, and the Civil War

The Popes and Slavery: Setting the Record Straight

On Howard Zinn and Christopher Columbus

The Revolutionary Mosaic Law