Tuesday, March 10, 2009

A New Look at Shakespeare, and A Good Article Defending The New Deal

Two quick notes:

First, historians have located what they think is portrait of Bill Shakespeare, and the only portrait that was painted during his lifetime. It looks...a lot like the other portraits, so perhaps they were based on that original. Anyway, you decide. Here's a link: Shakespeare.

Shakespeare line of the day: Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there will be no more cakes and ale?

Name the quote and you get twenty cool points.

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Also, I don't know about y'all, but I'm sick of people tearing down FDR and the New Deal and blaming the Depression on him. The New Republic has a nice summary of the arguments folks fling against him and a nifty refutation too. Here's a link: FDR.

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