Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

We posed a provocative question in our previous post, where we asked whether President Eisenhower acted lawfully when he sent federal troops into Little Rock in the fall of 1957. Although the president is the “commander in chief” of the … Continue reading →

One of the most dramatic moments in our nation’s history occurred in sleepy Little Rock, Arkansas in the fall of 1957, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division to restore order at … Continue reading →

Notice how one museum uses the word “reluctantly” to describe President Eisenhower’s historic decision to send soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock in the fall of 1957, while another museum uses the more pro-active verb “dispatch”. (Photo … Continue reading →

Check out all of Max Roser’s weighted population maps here, via the website “Our World in Data”. (Hat tip: kottke.)

Via Channel NewsAsia: “China’s highest paid movie star Fan Bingbing … has not been seen in public since July …. The 36-year-old actress has been a household name in China for years and tasted Hollywood success with a role in … Continue reading →

Why do we still have to remove our shoes at airports, and when will we defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan? We are linking to our 9/11 post from two years ago, which in turn re-blogged Robin Hanson’s eloquent post on this … Continue reading →

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was powered up for the first time on this day 10 years ago! #Science