Category Archives: Politics and Society

On this day in 1864 President Lincoln was elected to his second term. Despite a Civil War, despite a horrendously bloody year, despite bitter opposition from domestic enemies and foreign foes, the President retained his position and his governing coalition. … Continue reading →

So this is the way World War IV starts, eh? It seems too much like Bismarck’s prediction of the start of World War I. The bad guys seize one soldier, so the good guys shoot some folks up, so the … Continue reading →

If I am completely in love with this shirt – for reasons completely contrary to what its “look at me, I’m so cleverly political” creators intended – does it make me a bad person? I wonder: Would I be roundly … Continue reading →

I started to write a thoughtful piece on Terri Schiavo’s death. What I wanted to write is a

I’ve been reading Democracy in America; a long read but well worth the effort. It’s amazing to me that a book written by a Frenchman in the 1830s still pegs Americans and American attitudes with at least ninety-five percent accuracy … Continue reading →