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April 7, 1933 - HL Mencken's Favorite Day

He could hoist a schooner of beer then at the end of Prohibition. "In human history a moral victory is always a disaster, for it debauches and degrades both the victor and the vanquished." The Calamity of Appomattox, September 1930

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Mencken on Women

Mencken wrote about women.

Here's an essay on Mencken's views, which were unusual for his age, or any age.

http://www.msu.edu/course/mc/112/1920s/Mencken/women.html
Posted by Noel Humphreys at 6:45 PM

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