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Republican attempts to compare themselves to Harry Truman are wildly misguided, writes presidential historian Robert Dallek. "The rush to embrace Truman tells us more about contemporary politics than about the realities of his career. The circumstances and attitudes of Bush, McCain, and Palin, have little if any in common with Truman's.

THE DEATH OF HONOR? The Pink Flamingo’s regular readers probably know that their humble blogger is a historian. While I specialize in the life of Wyatt Earp and Tombstone, one of my favorite topics is the history of ancient Rome. Consequently, I find this election absolutely fascinating in many ways.

Think of this as Volume 11, Number 41 of A-Clue.com, the online newsletter I've written since 1997. Enjoy. The year 2008 will go down in history as the Year of Shortages. (Picture from Endrtimes.) My own story is typical. Last year we ran out of water here in the Southeast. I started calling my front lawn a garden.

We're a little late with this one, but whenever Gov. Arnold speaks, The Ticket listens. Eventually. The other day California's top official -- well, not counting Ron Burkle -- did an onstage interview for an audience of magazine executives gathered in San Francisco. Turns out, the gov is a huge fan of fellow Republican Gov.

In political philosophy you should play the ball rather than kicking the player, right? Well I agree. But then it gets hard to find a legitimate role for the Mandy Rice-Davies argument. And such arguments sometimes seem appropriate.

By Gary Corseri featured writerDandelion Salad Oct. 9, 2008 Equo ne credite, Teucri. / Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes. (”Do not trust the Horse, Trojans. / Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts.”) –Virgil, The Aeneid The Trojan horses of our demise: ignorance, arrogance,

After a short break, I’ll be diving into my next class which starts November 3rd. As is my custom, I’ve added this to “The Courses” page. Antebellum America: Prelude to Civil War (starts November 3rd) This course is an analysis of the conditions existing in the United States in the first half of the 19th century.

If the Republican National Committee keeps on pumping out these kinds of hard-hitting political ads about Barack Obama's Chicago-style of politics and ties to the frequently-corrupt Cook County Democratic machine, it's not going to be able to count on the city's usual 18 or 19 Republican votes.

The Ticket has just received a breaking news photo of suddenly unemployed Wall Street workers taking the financial crisis into their own hands. It's rather shocking. Are we on the brink of social anarchy near the climax of a national election?

The Haties are not a unique force in our history. You can see their faces where I live, in the old Confederacy. But their cause is different. The cause for the South was the "bargain" which brought them into the Union on the backs of black slavery.