Daily Journal, Ethics, History
Heffalumps don’t surf
Somewhere… in the hundred acre wood… after a frantic search the platoon find Eeyore hung up in a tree, mutilated, his tail is missing. Piglet is out for blood. “Fuck… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: History
Daily Journal, Ethics, History
Blitz ethics
I love applied ethics and am (generally) less appreciative of the theoretical and ‘academic’ stuff. But I find practical real life examples of tough moral choices really interesting. Especially when… Continue Reading
Daily Journal, History, Politics, Satire
Color me interested
Coloring books sure have changed since I was younger. *hauling out his crayons* I mean I’ll still take a stab at it, I’m assuming I’m allowed any other color but… Continue Reading
Death of a pamphleteer
On this day, 22 February, 1943, Sophie Scholl was executed by the government of Nazi Germany. She was convicted of high treason after being arrested for distributing anti-war leaflets at… Continue Reading
Epic fail
If you’ve just had the day from hell… and you feel it couldn’t get any worse… spare a thought for Nedeljiko Čabrinović (Center) one of the ‘assassins’ of Archduke Ferdinand…. Continue Reading
Time to buzz the tower
This picture was taken on the 2nd October 1964. Some Army recruits were on a route march along the beach from Langebaan to Saldanha, about 120km north of Cape Town,… Continue Reading
Adam Long
I really like firefighters. This picture was taken thirty years ago (1988) by Ron Olshwanger, a fire district director who took pictures of fires in his free time. It also won… Continue Reading
Forgiveness
I have to credit Sam Harris with this ‘thought experiment’ (although I’m not sure if he’s the originator), sufficed to say I heard this from him first. Enter Charles Whitman…. Continue Reading
Yankee Papa 13
These photographs are from the cover story from the April 16, 1965, issue of LIFE magazine. It shows pictures from the March 31, 1965, helicopter mission near Da Nang, Vietnam. “The Vietcong… Continue Reading