Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to examine the usefulness of college grades, the cost-benefit analysis of military weapons, origins of Houthi rebels, Obama’s presidential library, Walz the worst VP-pick in history, JD Vance on school shootings, and Newsom’s veto on housing loans for illegals.
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That’s right, Jack. The name came from people saying, “We’re going over to Bronck’s land” or “to Bronck’s” and that became the name, for the location and a nickname for the creek. The location was renamed briefly, but the name for the creek stuck, and later was applied again to the location.
Gee, Vic, you are the Duke Silver of classics and political commentary!
As a former college instructor I would reserve an ‘A’ in my 300 series advanced theory and practice classes for only the students with excellent potential as a way to encouraging them to proceed in pursuing a career in our profession. On the other hand, I would give everyone and ‘A’ or ‘B’ in the 100 and 200 level introductory classes per our department head’s instruction as a way to encourage them to take more introductory classes because the department needed the revenue. Quite a game. In my opinion an upper division instructor who gives out ‘A’s and ‘B’s indiscriminately is basically saying that they don’t care about professionalism and only want good student reviews to keep their jobs. Several choice words come to mind to describe these well paid hacks in the Ivy contaminating the profession, (Architecture/Engineering/Construction Management).
I think the degradation started when the value of a good college education twisted in the mind of the public from a good starting foundation from which to build a career into the promise of an easy high paying job. This happened back in the day, I guess in the 70’s is when this all started.
I was a gunner in the Royal Artillery 105 mm self propelled guns firing dumb shells. This was in the early 70’s, we had 18 guns so we would get our coordinates from the op’s. So all guns would fire one round then the op’s would see where the shells landed, then the next command would be 5 rounds fire for effect or 7 rounds fire for effect. Then each gun fired those rounds off as quick as possible times 18 that is a lot of shells landing in a very short space of time. We were known as 10 mile snipers as that was the maximum range of the guns and the shells basically landed where the coordinates wanted them that was how accurate the guns were.
My step-grandfather served in the Royal Artillery during WW2. He fought the Japanese in Burma under General Slim. He sometimes referred to it as the “forgotten campaign.”
Jack talks too much! Wasted time! Sami is much better and gets her questions to VDH much quicker! I prefer that.
Too true. Noted Gary.
Jack provides a little humor, which is much needed in the world of constant bad news. I found myself laughing as he and Victor discussed Sweden and the Bronx, my late husband’s childhood home. I did not know where the name came from. As for the differences between him and Sami, that is why we have chocolate and vanilla.
Marge Desiderio