Abusing History in Support of Gun Rights

Whatever merits there might or might not be to the case gun rights advocates make in favor of more guns and less government restriction, a recent email equating gun control with totalitarianism is over the top. The offending message and FactCheck.org’s corrections are worth reading.

Patriotic Kitsch from World War Two

People tell history in all kinds of places. On her blog about home decorating with finds from various secondhand vendors, Jenn Thorson, aka the Thrift Shop Romantic, offers a look at some images from the December 1942 issue of Popular Photography. While not necessarily representative of good taste, they are certainly both amusing and instructive.

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