Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn

Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan KCB is one of those improbable characters more likely to be found in a Rocky...

The late medieval and early modern world was never short on drama and violence, but few episodes conjure up as much fascination— or horror —...

In October 1888, Vincent van Gogh was already suffering from mental illness when he invited the Paul Gaugin, his friend and artistic mentor,...

One of the byproducts of the industrial revolution in Europe was the slow death of the great landed estates of the aristocracy.   Steamships...

Yesterday, I received a very kind letter from a former student.   Besides the incredibly large salaries and the vast and well-furnished offi...

 For the last couple of weeks, most of the email generated by this blog has concerned those government-run grocery stores proposed by the Ne...