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, June 24, 2026

The Unwelcome Cup

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     Once in a great while, a politician tells us something significant by doing nothing: more specifically, by not reaching for a seeming p...
Monday, June 22, 2026

Timing

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     Because I write frequently on matters of faith and the spirit, I occasionally get questions about – drum roll, please – how to lead oth...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

A Cold House

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     On this, the 21st day of June in the Year of Our Lord 2026, the first day of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, I read something t...
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Saturday, June 20, 2026

A Fourth Kind Of Conviction

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     [The following piece first appeared at the old Palace of Reason on May 4, 2004 – FWP ]      Some years ago, PBS imported a series ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

“Duty Sex”

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     I’m feeling a bit quirky this morning – yes, I have a lot of mornings like that; the evidence is copious and easily obtained – and I’ve...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Men, Reading, And “Literature”

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     The trends running through the world of fiction publishing are susceptible to many possible explanations. One keeps coming up in discus...
Monday, June 15, 2026

The Great Men Of Our Time Have Their Own Fears

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     Consider this one:

Something Actually Newsworthy

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     Perhaps you remember this story:      A couple of days ago, something unusual happened Across the Water: A Briton dared to defend ano...
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