“Our houses and machines will be in ruins, our systems will collapse, and the names of our great will fall away like dry leaves. Only you, love, will blossom on this rubbish […]
Writers of slender acquaintance: Karel Capek
Father of Muslim soldier’s message to DNC is powerful, but laced with manipulation and irony
Remind me – Khizr Khan’s son died in which war, again? The headline and video couldn’t be much more compelling. WATCH: Muslim Father Of Fallen Soldier Tells Trump ‘You Have Sacrificed Nothing’ The soldier’s […]
Writers of slender acquaintance: Lauro De Bosis
Award-winning Italian writer lost his life protesting the fascism of Benito Mussolini. “Every regime in the world, even the Afghan and Turk, allows its citizens a certain amount of liberty. Fascism alone, […]
Is there anything less scary than a terrorist?
Let’s look at this. First, what’s the risk of death by terrorism?
What’s a little martial law between friends?
Wait, isn’t that what they’re asking for? Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings This just gets touchier and more complex as the hours roll by. […]
New Yorker starts analysis of Trump with, “honestly…”
What have we learned about that? Well, actually, the headline is just a hair away from that, “Being honest about Trump.” I think it qualifies, though. So would WSJ in this piece, […]
Cui bono: how did Berrien County, Michigan hit the headlines?
Horse race reportage, part umpteen. Special Edition: Not Election Coverage I first spotted this tragic news at BBC, when there wasn’t yet anything world newsworthy about it, even from their own coverage […]
Writers of slender acquaintance: Rudyard Kipling
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling Another in the series I began last week about writers who have become neglected. This week’s choice is one […]
#blacklivesmatter versus #alllivesmatter
White man ISO white people to explain something to me I have yet to take a strong stand on this whole #blacklivesmatter and #alllivesmatter and #bluelivesmatter and #enoughwiththehashtagsmatter issue, and I’m fairly […]
Chilcot is out, and it’s devastating
So, after seven years and lots of pounds, the Chilcot report on “lessons to be learned” from Iraq has finally been published. It tells us nothing we didn’t already know, frankly, and […]
