Wednesday’s Child: Slaves to Fashion
It occurs to me that while “The Politics of Fashion” is common pabulum for talk shows and women’s magazines, nobody writes on “The Fashion of Politics.” Yet it’s a serious subject worth exploring.
The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Apology
I need to apologize for the tardiness of posts and sometimes sloppy editing. I failed to bring my laptop to Italy and had to rely on an old creaky iPad, and, when I returned, I am still in the same leaky boat, since thieves broke into our house and stole, among more precious valuables, my laptop. Alas, my desktop appears to be on its last legs, and the new laptop will not arrive for a week or so.
The LA Times in Death Throes Attacks Pro-Life Republican
As it heads toward the media graveyard, it’s smearing Rep. Michelle Steel, a crucial conservative Republican vote in the House.
Darkest Before The Dawn
Italy in the 9th and 10th centuries descended into disorder. And the Eastern Empire once again flexes its muscles.
Wednesday’s Child: In All but Name
When the hero is a martyr to boot, first tortured for months on end and finally speared by the tyrant’s own hand, a timeless vista opens on the struggle of good and evil. It’s the stuff of the vitae of Christian saints, pure and simple.
The Collapse of Charlemagne’s Empire
The disintegration of Frankish authority in Italy and the expansion of the Church’s secular power.
