Branson Duck Boat Tragedy — the COI and the Severe Thunderstorm Watch

The Coast Guard has begun a high-level investigation into the recent duck boat capsize and sinking on July 19th, which cost the lives of 17 aboard.  The boat, designated as Stretch Duck 07,  which sank on Table Rock Lake, near Branson, … Continue reading

Titanics In Tennessee & Missouri, Pirates of the Caribbean, Napoleonland & the Commercialization of History

Today, on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic with the loss of 1,514 lives, it would be appropriate for a learned historian at an august university to sit down to ponder the commercialization of history and to consider how our consumer culture … Continue reading