The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Wednesday’s Child: A Spoonful of Tar
“A spoonful of tar,” goes the Russian proverb, “spoils a barrel of honey.” Such was my instinctive response to a Twitter poll I happened on while scrolling aimlessly as one does.
Escape From Alcatraz
In 1962, Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz prison. In 1979, Don Siegel made a movie about this event starring Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, and Fred Ward
In 1962, Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz prison. In 1979, Don Siegel made a movie about this event starring Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, and Fred Ward
View from England: High-Minded Starmer
Keir Starmer, is considering sending British troops to Greenland. His transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, quickly reassured the public that such considerations were nothing to do with US military threats but were rather “business as usual” and related to concerns over the “High North” and the building of an “effective deterrent” against “Putin
Keir Starmer, is considering sending British troops to Greenland. His transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, quickly reassured the public that such considerations were nothing to do with US military threats but were rather “business as usual” and related to concerns over the “High North” and the building of an “effective deterrent” against “Putin
Militarization of police forces caused Minneapolis killings
I abhor the shootings of two Americans in Minneapolis. But in this article I want to report on a root cause of the tragedies: the militarization of all police forces in America, from the DHS/ICE at the federal level, to state police, to your local county sheriffs and city police.
Wednesday’s Child: It’s the Unreal Thing
The gentle reader may recall the famous moment in the film comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy when a Coca-Cola bottle falls from an airplane and lands in a bushman camp in the Kalahari.
Under the Shadow
This is a slightly revised version of an essay (published about 9 years ago) inspired by a re-reading of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. I had earlier exchanged letters with the author and published his brief introduction to a re-edition of his masterpiece.
Pius IX, Conclusion
When the revolution broke out again in 1848, Pius IX had been Pope for only two years. He had spent those two years well, reforming the government of the papal states especially the criminal justice system, rooting out corruption, imposing stricter discipline on the clergy.
