Author Archives: Timothy Lane


Book Review: Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 1/7/18
This was the last work by the late SF author H. Beam Piper (though not the last to appear), being printed the year after he committed suicide. It started as a story in his future history, but editor John W. Campbell suggested he put it in a different series More » • (84 views)

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Book Review: Conjure Wife

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 6/25/17
by Fritz Lieber  •  Available for Kindle  •  Norman and Tansy Saylor are a typical small-town college faculty couple. He’s a sociology professor — and she’s a witch helping to protect her husband and his career. Norman accidentally discovers this one day when he comes across various supplies he recognizes from his own research in the subject. More » • (724 views)

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This Day In History: April 19

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 4/18/17

April 19 has a certain historical resonance, some of which may be unknown even to readers here. It’s especially important in terms of civil rights — such as the Second Amendment. More » • (1133 views)

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This Day in History: January 8

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 1/8/17

Not all that much history is created in winter because most of our history comes from areas that have poor weather then, so they tend to be inactive. European armies, for example, traditionally went into winter quarters. More » • (478 views)

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Vote Fraud Army

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 11/11/16

(with apologies to Tom Lehrer)

We are the Vote Fraud Army.
Every one of us Cares.
We all hate poverty, war, and injustice,
And ACORN pays for our wares. More » • (531 views)

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Book Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Timothy Lane

GoldenTickektby Timothy Lane 9/5/16
This book by Roald Dahl is the source for the Gene Wilder movie, Wiilie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (His father’s job is screwing the caps on toothpaste tubes., and he has to support Charlie’s grandparents as well as himself, his wife, and Charlie.) More » • (799 views)

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Book Review: Dumbth

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Timothy Lane

DumthSteveAllenby Timothy Lane 7/31/16
By Steve Allen  •  Available for the Kindle  •  This came out a quarter-century ago and was written by a liberal (though not a leftist) entertainer, but has a lot of material here worthy of interest from the conservative viewpoint. More » • (952 views)

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Book Review: Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Timothy Lane

LegendsAndLiesby Timothy Lane 7/10/16
By David Fisher  •  Available for the Kindle  •  Unlike the first volume in this series, in which each chapter provides a short biography of a noted figure, this starts with 5 chapters that focus on certain patriots (Samuel Adams and Paul Revere; John Adams; Benjamin Franklin; George Washington; Thomas Jefferson) More » • (1277 views)

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This Day in History: July 2

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 7/2/16

American independence is celebrated on July 4, but the process involved several other days with important decisions, one of which was arguably more important. More » • (764 views)

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This Day in History: June 28, 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 6/28/16

June 28 is most noted for a pair of Balkan events. On June 28, 1387 (I don’t know how this date is affected by still using the Julian calendar, but that’s the date that comes down to us), the Ottoman Turks decisively defeated the medieval Serbian kingdom, setting the stage for their defeat of Hungary a few decades later. More » • (427 views)

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This Day in History: June 22, 2016

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 6/22/16

Someone who has a good command of data can find plenty of things that happened on any day, most of them relatively minor. June 22 is noted for the coincidence that two of Europe’s greatest conquerors both made the same mistake on this day. More » • (388 views)

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Trump and Magic

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Timothy Lane

by Timothy Lane 6/10/16

I was reading a short article on Hot Air which discussed Trump, and especially the fact that he needs to maintain some degree of self-discipline for 6 weeks, i.e., until the GOP convention is over. After that, no party revolt will be able to accomplish anything (even then, it’s hard to imagine what they could accomplish). More » • (398 views)

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