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)

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Because That’s What They Do

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First, Happy Bastille Day. If your schooling didn’t include the details of the French Revolution of 1789, you can read about some of th...

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

A New And Vital Voice

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For some time now, I’ve been casting about for “new voices” to whom the beleaguered of our era should pay attention. In the process, I’...

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Context Matters Part 2

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The talk about Citizen Vigilante continues hot and heavy. There are critical voices in the mix. Some consider the film dangerous, whil...

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Which Way, Indies?

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The question of the hour among those of us who write and self-publish fiction is what to do about piracy… if anything. Here’s a typical...

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Context Matters

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It was a long time ago that I first heard the following instructive exchange: P1: I saw something disturbing today. P2: What was th...

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Egocentrism: A Few Kind Words

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The title subject is much on my mind, for reasons partly derived from fiction. One of my fiction gurus, Robert A. Heinlein, early in hi...

Sunday, July 5, 2026

I Hadn’t Planned To Post Today

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This tweet, the product of an AI, has impressed me more than anything else I’ve seen from such a source: I asked Anthropic's...

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