Recalling the final years of the 20th century—which is to say, the final years before my eldest son’s death.
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Monthly Archives: March 2026
Richard III and Epstein’s Crimes
In which I report on an article applying Shakespeare’s “Richard III” to the Epstein fallout.
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“Useful Knowledge” vs. Literature
The attacks of rich elites on public education is an attempt to dumb down the working class.
Wilfred Owen on Murderous War Leaders
In “Parable of the Old Man and the Young,” Wilfred Owen calls out the war mongers who sacrifice their youth. The poem applies only too well to our current leaders.
MAGA Christians Fall for Satan’s Temptations
We’re hearing reports to certain American military commanders viewing the Iran attack as ordered by Jesus. The need to revisit the account of Satan’s temptation of Jesus (along with Milton’s version).
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“Better Living” Emerged from a Midnight Epiphany
In the latest installment of “A Life Lived in Literature,” I recount the origins of “Better Living through Beowulf.”
Trump’s Duck Soup of a War
Trump’s Tehran bombing is like a mash-up of George Orwell and the Marx Brothers.
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