Liberty's Torch

(a.k.a. Bastion Of Liberty)

"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks.
Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Filters Old And New

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One of the perennial questions about the differences in economic and military status among the nations of the world is Why is the Unite...

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

On Not Forgetting

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“For it is the doom of men that they forget.” – Nicol Williamson as Merlin, in Excalibur Indeed it is. Worse, we have a tendenc...

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Monday, September 28, 2026

The Dynamic View

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A great many misconceptions of what’s possible and what’s inevitable arise from a static view of the conditions before us. Some have be...

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Assorted

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I know, the previous “assorted” piece was only two weeks ago. I do try to minimize them. But a couple of Gentle Readers have written to...

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Was There Ever A “Melting Pot?”

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The First World is staggering under its current burdens, many of which arise due to uncontrolled migration from the Third World. That f...

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Now I’m Scared

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Every now and then I mention that I’m working – and have been for quite some time – on a novel that addresses some of the fundamental m...

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Thursday, September 24, 2026

A New Look

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[I’m worn out this morning, so have a short story. It’s one of my earliest, from when I first started writing fiction as an adult. – FW...

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