Author: Thomas Fleming
Senator Kelly Vindicates MacArthur
General MacArthur, it is true, overstepped the limits of his authority, but now Senator Mark Kelly, retired Navy captain, insists that American military personnel have the right to disobey the President–and thus a fortiori senior officers–if they regard an order as illegal.
Studying War: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
If wolves and chimpanzees can usually resolve conflicts within the group without massive blood-letting, why are modern human communities so wracked by violent crime? And, while it is true that in wars between groups of carnivorous mammals, the death rate can be very high, the numbers are only a small fraction of the human beings killed in brush wars that barely make the newspapers. Why, then, are human wars so devastating?
Living Pretty Well: Pasulj and Proja (Beans and Cornbread)
In this ten minute audio–I hope to graduate to video soon–I describe how I made a pretty good Serbian dinner, despite several mistakes. If anyone would like written recipes, I should be happy to supply them.
Italian III.6 With Pronoun Review COMPLETE
If there are any remaining students, please sign in now…Informal imperatives, pronouns with informal imperatives, asking directions, booking rooms….
Studying War: Bellicose Hypocrisies
The conventional position taken in academic discourse is that war can only be excused in extreme cases usually defined by one party’s assertion of higher motive. If repetition of a lie confers truth, then the justification for modern wars is unassailable.
Preface to “Studying War”, Part II (Conclusion)
Bits of this rewritten and expanded section were posted earlier.
Poem: Last Call
This song, which inspired Lawrence Block’s novel “When the Sacred Ginmill Closes,” is not for young people or the faint of heart, but it is carefully composed. Block and Van Ronk were good friends, and both were alcoholics.
