The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Wednesday’s Child: Letter from Piedmont
A poor man is not one who, with $100 in the bank, thinks himself poor. A truly poor man, when he has $100 to his name, thinks himself rich, at least until something untoward happens to quash this euphoric delusion.
Rending the Seamless Garment: Introduction
It is death that makes life so precious. Even Adam and Eve, without knowing it, lived under the shadow of the death that might come to them if they rebelled against their creator, and some protoplasmic earth-blob that were to go on growing throughout eternity would endure an existence without moral significance.
What the Trump-Putin Summit Could Achieve
Summits between the two major nuclear powers are essential to keep world peace. It’s good to meet the competition, know how he thinks, work on common problems and form a personal link.
Rex Scott Gives “Chicago” the Reading It Deserves
Robert Frost used to say Carl Sandburg had to accompany his readings with a guitar because that was the only way it would have a rhythm. Rex has taken Frost at his word…
Q and A, June 2018 Part 4: From Under the Rubble, Episode 32
From Under the Rubble with Dr. Fleming and Rex Scott: “Q and A, June 2018 Part 4.” Original Air Date: June 2018 Show Run Time: 29 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Rex Scott The Fleming Foundation · From Under the Rubble, Episode 32: Q and A, June 2018 Part 4 From Under the Rubble℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2018. All Rights are Reserved.
Preparing for the Trump-Putin Summit: Russia’s Strengths and Weaknesses
As to Russiagate because on this site I’ve disproved it many times; there’s no way the Russians could have influenced the U.S. election because it was too complex for almost anyone to figure out, certainly anyone in Moscow. Trump figured it out because he won by campaigning nonstop the final weeks in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Wednesday’s Child: Letter from the Algarve
Curious people, these expats. I’ve met quite a number in my travels, mostly Brits, but also Americans and Germans, who aggregate in the south of Europe – Spain, Italy, Greece – drawn here by several very obvious lures. The sun and the sea are not among them. The main one is the cheapness of the alcohol, ranging from 96 proof spirit on offer in any supermarket to perfectly drinkable white wine for $1 a bottle.
It’s Going To Get Worse Alan. Perhaps You Should Consider Switching Sides.
When leftist lawyer Alan Dershowitz briefly complained in The Hill that his beach buddies on Martha’s Vineyard shunned him for supporting the civil liberties of President Trump, the left got a good belly laugh. One infers that liberals thought Dershowitz got what he deserved when a woman threatened to stab him through the heart.
Trump Summit: Why He Picked Singapore; and Driving Fake News Insane
I don’t think anyone else spotted why President Trump picked Singapore for his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Any number of places could have been picked, in Asia or elsewhere. But here’s the key: Singapore, like North Korea, is run by a dynasty, the Lee family. Lee Kwan Yew operated Singapore as boss from after independence in 1965 until 1990.
