On June 29, 1914, the day after the shooting of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Austrian interrogations confirmed that the Serbian government was behind the assassination. Serbia denied involvement.
Thus continued the series of events that led to “The Great War,” now known as “World War I.”
This year marks the centennial-plus-one of that most horrific and destructive of wars.
“You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.”
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House (1879), Dr. Rank, Act III
Last week, we reported on a filing of a citizens’ initiative in Ferguson, Missouri. Now, a fuller report, for the good folks at Townhall.com. Click on over, then come back here for more relevant reading.
On June 28, 1992, the Constitution of Estonia was signed into law.
June 28 birthdays include that of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, philosopher, in 1712.
On this date in 1914, 19-year-old Gavril Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and the Archduke’s wife Sophie. The Archduke had earlier missed a bomb thrown at his car, which necessitated a change in the motorcade route, which the driver forgot, which is why the car paused at the precise intersection in which Princip fired his fatal shots.
The shooting began a series of events that led to “The Great War,” now known as “World War I.”
This year marks the centennial of that most horrific and destructive of wars.
“I believe that first and foremost I am an individual, just as you are.”
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House (1879), Nora Helmer, Act III
“You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.”
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House (1879), Dr. Rank, Act III
Michael Tanner of Cato Institute has a new book out, and it looks like it takes on the federal budget, deficits, and debt in an honest and realistic manner. This is what Americans need to understand. But will politicians ever tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
“There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.”
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House (1879),
Torvald Helmer, Act I
Doom is not always bad. I’d appreciate the doom of nonsensical doomsaying, for instance. . . although I doubt that that glorious day will dawn anytime soon.
Equally unlikely is an apology from ABC and Chris Cuomo for pitching, back in 2008, a muddled ABC special, “Earth 2100,” about all the disasters expected to arrive by 2015, among other years.
The idea? Forecast the harm inflicted by allegedly man-made global warming and collateral calamities, via the scientific methodology of being safely vague or just making stuff up. One way the network secured data was to ask viewers to pretend they’re in the future and then “report back.” (Well, it was 2008, a more primitive era. They did things like this back then.)
Here’s a sample of what ABC purveyed as possibly impending:
We still get storms. (Always had ’em; always will.) And inflationary Fed policy and other bad governance still swirl on the horizon. So let’s have shelter, fire departments, umbrellas, and market-friendlier policies; and let’s not reside on hurricane-prone beaches.
Thanks for the heads-up, Chris.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
“The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom — these are the pillars of society.”
Henrik Ibsen, The Pillars of Society (1877), Lona, Act IV.