ANCIENT GREEK COMEDY: MARIKAS (C 421 B.C.)
Balladeer’s Blog presents another look at an ancient Greek Comedy. This time around it’s one written by Eupolis who – along with Aristophanes and Cratinus – was one of the Big Three of Attic Old Comedy. MARIKAS (c 421 B.C.) – This was the second comedy to emerge in the new subgenre of Attic Old […]
COMMUNISM AN OVERSIGHT AS TO ITS FUTURE IN THE UNITED STATES BY OBIE USATEGUI
Communism – An oversight as to its future in the United StatesBy: Obie Usategui8/14/2026 Ever stop to wonder why in the world would anyone care to embrace communism as a preferred socio-political system over capitalism, over democracy, over our federal constitutional republic? While you could say, hypothetically, there are ad nauseam number of academia answers […]
PEACEMAKER BEFORE D.C. COMICS OWNED THE CHARACTER
This weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog will look at the Charlton Comics hero Peacemaker BEFORE DC Comics bought him and changed him. PEACEMAKER Secret Identity: Christopher Smith First Appearance: Fightin’ 5 #40 (November 1966) Origin: American diplomat and scientist Christopher Smith was a noted pacifist in his public persona but was secretly affiliated with […]
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE THOMAS JOHNSON
Previously, Balladeer’s Blog examined the first six Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court when six was the full roster on that court. Here is a look at the 7th Justice, appointed by George Washington to fill the vacancy of Associate Justice John Rutledge, who resigned. THOMAS JOHNSON Served: September 19th, 1791 – January 16th, 1793. […]
