Our side of the great divide has been awash in tittering glee about the “fall” of Afghanistan. Some will argue
Tag: Deep Thoughts
The Deer Hunter and Dixie
One of my favorite “war” films is Michael Cimino’s 1978 masterpiece The Deer Hunter. I place “war” in quotation marks
The Capture of the Countryside
When societies change, the first movement is seen in the cities. This has been one of the constants throughout history.
Over Thinkin’ Ain’t Healthy
I believe it’s a narcissistic delusion to think that you’re the protagonist in a story called Your Life and that
The Star That Is Called Wormwood
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and
Grit Test and The Last Prayer at Gettysburg
This July I took my youngest son, a preteen, to Gettysburg for a small rite of passage challenge. He was
The Littlest Spies
This year I have spent a lot of time studying the Holodomor – the deliberate murder of the peasanty in
What Am I Watching?
Observing the rhetoric of the establishment that serves as a front for our tribal plutocracy, I’m never really sure if
Defining a Dissident
It can be frustrating to watch normal guys experience the current dystopia with dismay and alarm, and yet fail to
What To Do With The Fourth
The 4th of July – Independence Day – is something of an odd holiday for Dixie when you think about