Flashback: April 19, 1775

There is a line. Most Americans choose to stand on one side of that line or the other...

Flashback: ‘Straight Shooting Americanism’

For many years I’ve had a thing for vintage advertising, with particular interest in old firearms ads. Today’s “Flashback” highlights two from the “Remington UMC: for Shooting Right” campaign...

Flashback: ‘The Law’ (1850)

"Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society." (Frédéric Bastiat)

Day 329: Jammin’

This is Day 329 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve. Deb and I are okie-dokie. And we’re gettin’ more snow. By the time it’s all over, this round could bring the most we’ve seen...

Flashback: ‘Speech cannot contain our love’ (1879)

This is the eulogy delivered by Robert Green Ingersoll at the graveside of his brother, Ebon, in 1879. It remains the greatest use of language I’ve ever read.

Flashback: Massillon, Ohio (1966)

I’m pretty sure this “flashback” post will have limited appeal. I’m good with that. I spent my childhood in rural northeast Ohio, a few miles outside the city limits of the gritty steel town of Massillon...

Day 319: A quick tip, a little Dip & a big flip

Here in Ohio it’s Day 319 of a 15-day shutdown and Day 79 of a 21-day curfew. Let that sink in. Deb and I are ok today. Hey, check out that header image — it’s another knife. (Sorry, Deb.) I shot that while...

Flashback: ‘Between restlessness and exhaustion’ (1974)

(During the motorcycle odyssey described by Robert Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, he brought along a copy of Thoreau's Walden, a book I've described as "my old testament." It shouldn't be surprising...

Flashback: ‘I will speak until I can no longer speak’ (2013)

In March of 2013, Sen. Rand Paul filibustered for 13 hours in righteous opposition to the character of a nominee and the policies of a president. His case rested on solid constitutional ground. Considering the crew of...

Flashback: ‘Any truth is better than make-believe’ (1854)

Some years ago I began referring to Henry David Thoreau's Walden: Life In The Woods, published in 1854, as "my old testament." That's still so -- I return to it often, in devotional fashion, and its pages continue to yield wisdom.