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America, 2011: Liberty is Not Safe

Posted on 12 January, 2011 by Ann Hendon

by Frank Miele (pictured) H.L. MENCKEN, a famous writer of the first half of the 20th century, is often credited with having said: “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence […]

Posted in Opinion Tagged Frank Miele, Franklin Roosevelt, Freedom, H.L. Mencken, James A. Reed, Liberty, Obamacare, Tea Party Movement, US Constitution Leave a comment

A New US Constitution

Posted on 17 May, 201017 May, 2010 by Ann Hendon

A Constitution for the New Deal by H.L. Mencken The American Mercury, June 1937 THE PRINCIPLE cause of the uproar in Washington is a conflict between the swift-moving idealism of […]

Posted in Humor Tagged American Mercury, Constitution, Franklin Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken, New Deal 1 Comment

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: An Obituary

Posted on 17 May, 201017 May, 2010 by Ann Hendon

by H.L. Mencken April 13, 1945 THE BALTIMORE Sun editorial on Roosevelt this morning begins: “Franklin D. Roosevelt was a great man.” There are heavy black dashes above and below […]

Posted in Vintage Mencken Tagged Corruption, Democracy, FDR, Federal government, Franklin Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken, History, Mencken, New Deal, The American Mercury 1 Comment

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