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Category Archives: Commentary
2025: Was that what 1861 felt like?
Well, here we go: it’s time for my annual look back at the year that has just ended. On a personal level, I didn’t have that bad a year at all. Which is nice, because I don’t just exist on … Continue reading
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On rethinking the year as a series of Festivals (a repost)
NOTE: As stated in the title, this is a repost of something I wrote a couple years ago toward the end of summer. Now that Thanksgiving 2025 is in the rear-view mirror and most people who took the long weekend are … Continue reading
I am just now realizing that I never said anything about the passing of Dick Cheney
Well…that’s that, then. I hope he said hello to Kissinger on his way to the lake of fire.
“Divisive”
This photo is one of my favorites from Barack Obama’s time in the White House. It was taken less than two months into his administration. I love Presidential photography and always have; glimpses into the inner life and the humanity … Continue reading
Two photos from thirty years apart
As someone who focuses on results, I’m not seeing too much difference here.
“Meh, who cares, halftime is when you use the bathroom and get more food anyway”
I’ve observed the loudly negative reaction to a Puerto Rican rapper named Bad Bunny being named the performer at halftime of the upcoming Super Bowl with…not amusement, actually. More of a headshaking, “There they go again” kind of thing. The … Continue reading
Tabular Enclosification
It’s time to close out some of the tabs I’ve had open for a bit. :: This first grouping is about the recent murder of Charlie Kirk, which I have been reluctant to address in any major way, and I … Continue reading
All I’ll say for now…
…is that I’d rather live in less interesting times.
Truly a headline for our times
(This post is adapted from something I wrote on Facebook.) As much as I like to hope that the United States has not actually entered its period of long decline, it seems like not a week goes by–and sometimes it’s … Continue reading
A thought
It seems to me that “Cops have the right to kill you if you inconvenience them in any way” is not any kind of fundamental principle for a healthy society. It is, however, an excellent fundamental principle for an authoritarian … Continue reading →