The Digital Library of Liberty & Power
incorporating the Guillaumin Collection of the Great Books of Liberty
“Fade to White” The party politicization (pro-Trump republican) of Liberty Fund and its rapid turning away from the Founder’s “original intent” of promoting long-term educational and academic goals is the subject of an article in this month’s Indianapolis Monthly magazine. As the victim of the first round of purges of those who defended that vision … Read more
[Michael Curtiz, “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) – a man who “speaks treason fluently” to tyrants] [Warren Beatty, “Reds” (1981) – a brilliant political film but about the wrong side] See also “The Politics and History of/in Film”. I have used films in my teaching and lecturing ever since I began teaching at the … Read more
Francisco Goya, “The Sleep of Reason produces Monsters” Abolitionist Medallion – “Am I not a Man and Brother?” I have put online some old teaching material (both lecture notes and Seminar Reading Guides) I wrote decades ago when I was working in the Department of History at the University of Adelaide. I wanted to show … Read more
The Advertiser of Monday, 31 March, 1997 had a front page article on an “ANZAC Day School Pack” which has been devloped by the Federal government and the Australian Army for use in schools on the eve of ANZAC Day 1997. A key part of the pack is an “ABC” of key words designed to … Read more