Famous Un-Common People I Have Known, Jefe
(Note: I wrote this a few days ago under the assumption Jefe was no longer able to correspond and eve have passed away. He wrote me yesterday from Hawaii he was just fine, Thank...
The Deep State, Where a Different Type of Natural Laws Apply
If you want a sense of "deep state history", read the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in all six volumes, written by Edward Gibbon in the 1780s. I have the one-volume...
Donald Trump is “Trying to Save America”
Edmund Burke wrote "“People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.”
Today I read that Donald Trump is "saving America". It's not uncommon comment on Twitter and Facebook.
With that backward...
Famous Common Places I Have Known, Ma Martin’s on North Lime
Rick Wilson's really poor affectation of hillbilly mannerisms and slang put me in mind of one of my fondest memories of my college days, a bar on the other side of Lexington, Kentucky where...
Putting the “SERVICE” Back into Public Service
A favorite subject of mine (from a 2011 series, The History of Government Employment, Part IV), "service" is an important theme in an important election year, which could, if we do things right, dictate the course...