Current Affairs
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Many years ago I was sitting in a restaurant with a four-year-old boy. Like many or most four-year-old boys, he was intensely interested in vehicles of all sorts, especially the larger and louder ones. So when I heard a siren and saw something with flashing red lights go by, I said, "Look, there goes an…
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As through this world I've wanderedI've seen lots of funny menSome will rob you with a six-gunAnd some with a fountain pen I've found myself thinking of that verse from Woody Guthrie's song "Pretty Boy Floyd" off and on for the past few days, since the Trump-inspired debacle of the 6th. (How sickening that it…
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Several years ago someone recommended Hedgehog here. I had seen ads for it and bits of essays and thought it was worth a try, so I subscribed. It's a little expensive, and I probably wouldn't have ventured if I hadn't gotten some kind of promotional discount offer. I was somewhat disappointed, not because the…
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Three writers at National Review give their opinions on voting for him, or not. I hope these links work. They may be subscriber-only. Yes: Andrew McCarthy No: Ramesh Ponnuru Maybe: Charles Cooke Of the three, I'm most nearly in agreement with Cooke. However, unless something dramatic happens between now and November 3–and I can't imagine…
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And part of the reason why the press is doing so much harm by making Trump seem even worse than he is, which is bad enough. (Not that anybody much is listening to me. This blog has an audience numbered in the dozens at best.) But I'll say it again: sow the wind, reap the…
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A quick post from Fairhope Brewing, where they are actually encouraging people to come in and use their Wi-Fi, even opening in the mornings just for that purpose. Thank you, FBC. I have a new computer, and have taken the occasion to go through a lot of old files and discard, organize, etc. In the…
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I've said it many times. Now with incidents like the one that just happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin, we are sliding closer to factions battling in the streets. Neo-neocon's post has a good overview of what is currently known, with links to more information and analysis. Addendum: And now a "fascist" has been shot in Portland.
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Having finally read this well-known and so-often-recommended book, I'm sorry to say that I was a little disappointed in it. It's not that there is anything wrong with its actual contents–it's a good book, and I recommend it–but that the contents aren't quite what I was expecting. I assumed that the topic named in the…
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I didn't at first include the stuff in parentheses. I added it because of course there is no single explanation for what's gone wrong, and it is going very, very wrong. But this is one important factor. I'm sure I've remarked on it before, though it would be difficult for me to search out any…
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Every few days, at least once a week, I see headlines about something outrageous Trump has said. Until recently my reaction tended to go like this: 1) Gosh, that sounds bad. 2) I wonder if he actually said it. 3) I will look for the transcript or the tweet and learn the truth. Two months…
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