The same is true today in all sorts of important and not so important ways. I read something recently about an occurrence in a South Asian country. I mentioned it to my son who said that wasn’t exactly correct. He is in a position to know. When I was in college the administration building was taken over by students demanding the end of the Vietnam War. My Father send me the NYT article about the incident. They got a lot of facts wrong, but told a convincing story. Since then till today I realise that most of what you read in history books and the media isn’t always accurate. What they don’t even discuss is even more flagrant.
Curious to see whether Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson offer any apologies and mea culpas in their new book on "President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again." Thompson as a cleaner record, but Tapper was a key disparager of those who stated the obvious.
If you have any question about Jake Tapper's journalistic integrity, you can read his biography by Ava Wryte, "Jake Tapper: A Biography of Integrity : A life dedicated to Truth, justice and the news." Amazon's blurb calls it "a fascinating look at the life and career of one of the most reputable journalists in America, Jake Tapper. With its thorough examination of the man behind the headlines, this biography sheds light on the commitment, moral rectitude, and perseverance that have characterized his career...This biography is more than simply a history lesson; it's an ode to the value of enduring hardship and upholding one's moral standards in the face of difficulty."
The Amazon offer also includes a one-word customer summary of this biography: "Lies."
I'm idly curious whether "The Lynchburg Story" discusses how Virginia had the power to enact these repugnant policies? Do they discuss "Buck v. Bell," an infamous Supreme Court decision whose 8-1 majority holding was penned by that great light of "Progressivism," Oliver Wendell Holmes? Whose peroration is the horrifying declaration that "...three generations of imbeciles are enough"?
I hold no brief for Virginia's eugenics laws--which were later used by the Nazis as the model for the Nuremberg laws--but all that could have been ended had Holmes actually done his job--to provide "Equal Protection Under Law."
Absolutely. Lynchburg is where Carrie Buck was sterilized. As the film discusses, her attorney had been a business partner of the state’s attorneys, and he had served on the institution’s board. The case is described in excruciating detail. The lead investigator for the film met Carrie Buck and was likely the only one at her funeral who knew what had happened to her. Fascinating film. I’ve seen it well over 100 times. (I showed it in every health class I taught, plus in a number of other venues.) Never ceases to fascinate me.
I am struck ever more profoundly by the notion that what we believe depends mostly on who we believe. Those of us who wonder from afar are condemned to mostly wonder, for how could we possibly know?
The same is true today in all sorts of important and not so important ways. I read something recently about an occurrence in a South Asian country. I mentioned it to my son who said that wasn’t exactly correct. He is in a position to know. When I was in college the administration building was taken over by students demanding the end of the Vietnam War. My Father send me the NYT article about the incident. They got a lot of facts wrong, but told a convincing story. Since then till today I realise that most of what you read in history books and the media isn’t always accurate. What they don’t even discuss is even more flagrant.
Curious to see whether Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson offer any apologies and mea culpas in their new book on "President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again." Thompson as a cleaner record, but Tapper was a key disparager of those who stated the obvious.
If you have any question about Jake Tapper's journalistic integrity, you can read his biography by Ava Wryte, "Jake Tapper: A Biography of Integrity : A life dedicated to Truth, justice and the news." Amazon's blurb calls it "a fascinating look at the life and career of one of the most reputable journalists in America, Jake Tapper. With its thorough examination of the man behind the headlines, this biography sheds light on the commitment, moral rectitude, and perseverance that have characterized his career...This biography is more than simply a history lesson; it's an ode to the value of enduring hardship and upholding one's moral standards in the face of difficulty."
The Amazon offer also includes a one-word customer summary of this biography: "Lies."
I'm idly curious whether "The Lynchburg Story" discusses how Virginia had the power to enact these repugnant policies? Do they discuss "Buck v. Bell," an infamous Supreme Court decision whose 8-1 majority holding was penned by that great light of "Progressivism," Oliver Wendell Holmes? Whose peroration is the horrifying declaration that "...three generations of imbeciles are enough"?
I hold no brief for Virginia's eugenics laws--which were later used by the Nazis as the model for the Nuremberg laws--but all that could have been ended had Holmes actually done his job--to provide "Equal Protection Under Law."
Absolutely. Lynchburg is where Carrie Buck was sterilized. As the film discusses, her attorney had been a business partner of the state’s attorneys, and he had served on the institution’s board. The case is described in excruciating detail. The lead investigator for the film met Carrie Buck and was likely the only one at her funeral who knew what had happened to her. Fascinating film. I’ve seen it well over 100 times. (I showed it in every health class I taught, plus in a number of other venues.) Never ceases to fascinate me.
This makes an excellent case for why the State should not be in the business of educating the next generation of citizens.
I am struck ever more profoundly by the notion that what we believe depends mostly on who we believe. Those of us who wonder from afar are condemned to mostly wonder, for how could we possibly know?