I never fell in love in a library. But several times I fell in love with a library, and the experience repeatedly changed my life. The first time came flooding back yesterday, when I saw this news report from AP: “Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find … Continue reading Finding Love (& Living In Sin) In the Library
An “Easter” Message – 4th Month (April) 9, 2023 I’ve been to Easter morning worship at a good many Friends meetings, mostly liberal & unprogrammed. And the most visible special character noted at many on the occasion was someone, usually female, in an adult-sized cartoon rabbit costume. It brings to mind a cartoon I turned … Continue reading An Easter Message For Liberal Quakers
March 22, 2025 From confidential Washington sources, the following excerpt is drawn from an account of the aftermath of the March 17 seizure and closing of the U. S. Institute of Peace, by armed agents of the DOGE administration. The account has been condensed and edited for clarity. Brief Encounter at 2301 Mid-March, 2025, on … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: A Leaked View of the “Afterlife” of the U. S. Institute of Peace
I’m not sure Pope Francis would endorse my headline. But I didn’t ask his permission. He ostensibly wrote this letter to the (all-male) U. S. Catholic bishops, not to Quakers (or Quaker adjacents, who make up the bulk of this blog’s audience). But instead he released it to via the official Vatican website, in English … Continue reading Guest Post: Our “Friend” Il Papa Joins The Pushback & Kicks Authoritarian Anti-Immigration Butts
In Joe Biden’s July 5 interview with George Stephanopoulos, the president brusquely rebuffed all the reporter’s promptings about quitting his race for re-election: bad poll numbers, calls from a few elected Democrats, the panicked appeals from the pundit chorus. . . . A defiant Delaware “Meh” to them all. Then Biden made one concession: “Look. … Continue reading Biden and God