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)

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Of Cars And Cash

First, some music: Did you play it? Did you listen with attention? It’s one of the most moving odes to freedom ever put into s...

Friday, May 1, 2026

The Helpless Who Are Not Human

If you’re a regular reader of Liberty’s Torch, you’re surely aware that we here at the Fortress of Crankitude are animal lovers. Not i...

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Artist As Instrument

I just received an email from Megha Lillywhite, who runs a Substack titled Classical Ideals. In it she invites attention to this piece...

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The Natural, The Supernatural, And The Arguments

I hadn’t intended to write anything today, but I just had an encounter with something both brilliant and concise. When you find those t...

Monday, April 27, 2026

The Viciousness Of The Righteous

Don’t take the title too literally, Gentle Reader. There’s a dollop of sarcasm in it. I’ve ranted many times about how the Left’s...

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Forward, Into The Past! 2026-04-25

(Thank you, Firesign Theater, for anticipating this need.) Quoth Matt Walsh: Matt Walsh “Almost all of the arrests that happen i...

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Imperfections

Among the things that tire me most severely are comments to the effect that this, that, or the other thing “isn’t perfect.” Given the g...

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Going Your Own Way

Yes, yes, yes: My “output” is declining. But then, so am I, and not slowly. Please bear with me. These days it takes a lot more effort ...

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Companions

Today, the Third Sunday of the Easter season, is the day Catholics read about the encounter on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus: ...

Saturday, April 18, 2026

The Best We Can

Good morning, Gentle Reader. I sense that this will be a special day, here at the Fortress. Unusually for these latter years, there are...

Thursday, April 16, 2026

A Quick Survey

I don’t have it in me to produce an essay today. However, I have something developing that will probably be of interest to a great many...

The Felony Of Life (UPDATED)

Great age tends to diminish the energies required for certain activities, such as fulminating about injustices. Even so, there are some...

Monday, April 13, 2026

Sophie

Her life started in circumstances unknown to me. All I know of her first two years is that she was neglected. Her humans sent her out t...

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Automata And Idiomata

On occasion I receive compliments for my facility with the English language. It’s a heartwarming thing, as the use and manipulation of ...

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Dominance Displays

Societies are held together principally by their customs. Laws are far inferior to customs in providing social cohesion. When a nation...

Thursday, April 9, 2026

A Pleasant Departure From The Usual Run Of Things

There’s nothing newsworthy or opinion-worthy for me to blather about this morning, so I’ll refrain from that. But something notable did...

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Envy And Enmity

Now and then, there’s a hard but necessary deed to be done. Since World War II, the doer has been the United States of America. A...

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