Atlanta, GA September 5, 2022 I started to write this Thursday night, on the heels of a speech I couldn’t believe I’d just heard. But because that address was so ominous and outrageous, I decided to put down my pen, and take time to reflect. Having done so, I’ve decided that the conclusion to be […]
Atlanta, GA August 29, 2022 Rahm Emmanuel famously advised governments to “never let a serious crisis go to waste.” He needn’t have worried. They rarely do, even if they create the “crisis” to take the advantage. Which they usually do. It’s one of the few things the State does well. And it’s gotten better at […]
Tampa, FL August 22, 2022 A couple years ago, I noted how little time the typical adult spends with his parents. A couple years later, I acknowledge how little I’ve done about it. Since I lamented how few days I have left with my own parents, I’ve continued to see them as infrequently as I always […]
Atlanta, GA August 14, 2022 Today is my maternal grandparents’ eightieth anniversary. I wish they were here to celebrate their marriage. But I’m relieved they’re not around to mourn their country. A couple years ago we imagined what one of their contemporaries might’ve thought of how their descendants have treated their bountiful inheritance. Today I’m […]
Atlanta, GA August 6, 2022 “Richelieu founded Odessa – watched over it with paternal care – labored with a fertile brain and a wise understanding for its best interests – spent his fortune freely to the same end – endowed it with a sound prosperity, and one which will yet make it one of the […]
Highlands, NC July 28, 2022 When we walked into the church, the congregation was praying the Rosary. That’s always a good sign. Unfortunately, it’s also a rare one. The usual ambience before a Novus Ordo Mass is a buzz of casual conversation, like a crowd gathering for a high school play. Gone from most parishes […]
Atlanta, GA July 21, 2022 Before it’s leaders made it an uninhabitable sh*thole, San Francisco was one of the greatest cities in the world. I loved the City, absorbed its history, and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. I considered it my “adopted home town”. It was beautiful. And it still is. From afar. Like a […]
Auburn, AL July 12, 2022 “The level of spending and income in America may be increasing according to government statistics, but if Americans work longer hours than they ever did and their basic nutrition is deteriorating, there must be something seriously wrong with the money they’re using, both as a store and measure of value.” […]
July 4, 2022 “Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars’ worth of groceries. Today, a five-year-old can do it.” – Henny Youngman The chickens are coming home to roost. But when they arrive, they’re bringing fewer eggs. Independence Day is here, but the shackles seem to be […]
Atlanta, GA June 26, 2022 Markets, they say, are forward-looking. The one for lumber is no exception. It realized the last couple years that shops and businesses would need abundant wood to board their windows. Supplies shrank, prices rose. Proprietors shielded their storefronts from lockdown looters, BLM rioters, and the expected mêlée from admirers of […]