I have seen the face of antifa. He is gray and gaunt with age, and needs glasses. When he isn’t … More
Category: Politics, pundits and pursuits
Blogs about the follies of political man.
We must never forget
Rioters, some dressed in military fatigues, scaled the historic walls of the Capitol, piercing the very heart of American democracy. … More
Stream of (un)consciousness
Or what bored bloggers do on a football Saturday night when the home team played hours and hours ago. I … More
Our last chance
Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. So opined William Butler Yeats as we slouched toward Bethlehem. And as we’ve … More
What would RQM say?
In these times of Covid chaos and confusion I wonder: What would RQM say? That would be Robert Quarrels Marston. … More
This is who we are now
Who was that masked man? That masked woman? Pretty much all of us these days. This is life in the … More
The mask’s the thing
In Greek theater, the mask was the thing. The actors wore them to convey tragedy and comedy alike. Ironically, when … More
Declaration of Independence
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary… I am an American patriot. I have been to war … More
Discarded monuments
I originally wrote this piece in the summer of 2017, when I was traveling in Russia. It seems a good … More
You say you want a….
A most lyrical president
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