The Battle of Agincourt was one of the most famous battles of what would later come to be known as the Hundred Years’ War. The Hundred Years’ War refers to a series of smaller wars and conflicts between England and France that took place over the course of roughly a century during the late medieval …
Author Archives: gogoadmin
On Gun Control
I live in the United States. Home of the brave, land of the mass shootings. Last year, a homophobic shithead shot up a gay club. A day or two later, a racist shithead shot up a Walmart. Before that, we had like three fucking school shootings in a row. And every time a mass shooting …
On Genghis Khan, the Mongols, and Europe
I’m a big fan of military history. Always have been. Especially if it has to do with pointy objects; swords, spears, and the like. It’s no surprise, then, that I am a big fan of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Maybe “fan” isn’t the best word, since they did a lot of really shitty …
On Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold gets a bad rap. That tends to happen when you’re the first traitor in the history of your country. But the image of Benedict Arnold we’ve learned about in history class is a far cry from the man himself. It has been heavily edited, simplified, sanitized, and simplified to the point of being …
On Elections and Memory
If there is one thing about the American electorate that can be relied on, it’s our short attention span and terrible long term memory. I realize that’s two things. My point stands. The average American voter has the attention span of a cat with ADD. This is especially true during election time. Our attention moves …