A sorry chapter of Britain's history

Sunday is the day for the the must read column by Oregon Muse at Ace of Spades. Today Muse tells us about the practice of colonial Britain shipping off orphans to orphanages in colonial countries such as Australia and Canada,

where they were worked hard, fed little, and made to endure beatings and even sexual abuse, far away from anything they ever knew.

Read more here.

Shirley Temple R.I.P.

Shirley Temple sings about "Animal Crackers in My Soup." A mean man thinks she needs discipline. A woman sticks up for her. How orphans used to be treated. And, isn't that Aunt Bea?



Thanks to Laura Ingraham for posting this video.