Daily Archives: August 10, 2013

Roger Morris’ Richard Milhous Nixon 14

I promised that I would eventually write a grand post about Roger Morris’ discussion of the Alger Hiss case in his book, Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician.  I’ll be doing that tomorrow.  As I’ve said before, … Continue reading

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Psalm 120

We’re in Psalm 120, after completing the lengthy Psalm 119.  Psalm 120 is the first of the songs of degrees, or, in Hebrew, the shir ha–ma-aloth.  The Psalmist in Psalm 120 is asking God for deliverance from his belligerent persecutors. … Continue reading

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