Conspiracy of Dunces
All political arrangements, being part of life itself, decay over time. Constitutions are re-interpreted. Public mores become more elastic. Bread and circuses tend to replace modest, restrained leader
Commentary
Place at the End
“Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin Six dance-hail maidens to bear up my pall Throw bunches of roses all over my coffin Roses to deaden the clods as they fall.” —Streets of Laredo, Johnny Cash version “Death is not something to be feared. It is just a part of life,” the priest explained. […]
Tools of History
“King of Kings Ozymandias am I. If any want to know how great I am and where I lie, let him outdo me in my work.” —Diodorus Siculus Nations can go on…and on. The Chinese are still Chinese. The Turks are still in Turkey. And the French will always be with us. But empires rise […]
Unfinished Business
Many times in the past, Donald Trump was reportedly ‘finished.’ His many gaffes, faux pas and foibles would have destroyed a lesser figure. But he survived…and grew stronger than ever. And now…once again, the press is running hopeful obituaries. The Washington Post leads with a “It might be falling apart for Trump” headline: Multiple polls this week […]
Tranquilo
“Yes… muy tranquilo.” The fields are green. The cattle are fat. The spring flowers are blooming. And the traffic is calm. “I think the biggest thing,” said a neighbor in County Cork, “is that we’re not in a battle with anyone. You don’t feel the tension that you feel in the US.” She had a […]
A Very Dumb Idea
When the moon hits your eye Like a big pizza pie, that’s amore When the world seems to shine Like you’ve had too much wine, that’s amore –That’s Amore! By Dean Martin “Why Trump Unleashed Tariff Chaos” is still a popular headline at Bloomberg. Search for ‘Trump tariffs’ on Google and you will get “about […]
