Frank Victoria

Did you know that Vincent Van Gogh sold one painting while he was alive? Johannes Vermeer suffered a similar frustration. But their works...

Aussie Senator Debunks “Man-Made Climate Change” I’ve written several blogs on so-called “climate change.” It’s not that I don’t believe...

Congratulations! Your DNA is 99.7 identical to Neanderthals! I hope that doesn’t bother you because Neanderthals were the forerunners of...

The American Revolution was one of the most important conflicts of the 18th century. It was the “shot heard round the world” and marked...

It wasn’t their inspiring myths of the Ancient Greeks that captured our imaginations. It was more. Much of philosophy, drama, science,...

Winston Churchill is widely regarded as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, especially for his role in guiding Britain and...

Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the Sherlock Holmes  mysteries, and renowned illusionist Harry Houdini were once fast friends who admired...

For decades many environmentalists have called for ending the use of fossil fuels. Do we really want that?

When most Americans reflect on our Founding Fathers, they think of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock,...

Donald Trump didn’t just win the 2024 election. He added fuel to a movement, a cultural earthquake that began in his first term. He may...

There is a reason that gas prices end in nine-tenths of a cent. It goes back to the Great Depression.

In the first 61 years of our nation, none of our presidents were U.S. citizens. All were born before 1776, before the US became a nation.

The Nullification Theory” has been around and controversial for about 200 years. Can it be applied today?

On election night, I watched Blacklist and then a movie called “Nobody” until about 11:30 before I turned to the election results. At...

When I was a kid, Christopher Columbus was a hero. Yeah, there are a lot of myths about him. He was said to believe the earth was round...

Wars, inflation, college protests, etc., etc. It’s enough to induce permanent depression. So, let’s lighten things up a bit. Following...

There are many authors who were “expats” living in Paris after World War I. But my favorite is Hemingway. I’m not sure if it was just his...

Once in a while, I like to check the internet for some serious or funny quotes from politicians and comedians. Below are some of them. I...

After World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), an intelligence, spy, and behind-the-front-lines sabotage organization, was...

I grew up in a financially “upper lower class” family, which gradually moved up to a “lower middle class” family, because of my father’s...