Washington Post, Excerpts: Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96 September 8, 2022 The monarch was a constant and reassuring figure as she helped lead her country through a period of radical shifts in the latter half of the 20th century. By Adrian Higgins . . .The … Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Dies: Obituary Excerpts
An Excerpt From, “What Church Splits Can Teach Us About a Dividing America,” Russell Moore, in Christianity Today: “I asked a pastor of a large Methodist congregation what took the churches in the denomination so long to figure out that they must go in different directions. He responded, “You are looking at this wrong, and … Continue reading Russell Moore on Current U. S. Church splits, and their wider implications
Gorbachev, Putin, and a collapsing empire Gwynne Dyer — Sept. 7, 2022 This is not another pipe-sucking reassessment of Mikhail Gorbachev’s failed attempt to democratize the Soviet Union 30 years ago. He wasn’t actually trying to do that anyway; he was attempting to save the Soviet Union and Communism by civilizing and softening the harsh … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on Russia’s Reluctant Decolonization
New York Times– Sept. 2, 2022 A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous By David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya For nearly 30 years, the cartoonist Lynda Barry published her adored comic strip “Ernie Pook’s Comeek,” which told the whimsical, hardscrabble story of the young sisters Marlys and Maybonne, in alternative papers … Continue reading Cartoon/Comics Artist Lynda Barry: interview & Profile
[NOTE: I respect Tom Ricks. When it comes to war, he knows his stuff. His Wikipedia entry explains that he is an American journalist and author who specializes in the military and national security issues. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting as part of teams from the Wall Street … Continue reading Tom Ricks thinks we can avoid a civil war. That could be huge.