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Cecil Adams provides us with the essential answer why politics in Chicago is so corrupt. Because its fun.
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Last night on Twitter/X I suggested that John J. Reilly may be the prophet of our times. John died in 2012, but his writings offer us useful concepts for understanding our times based on history.
In this 2009 blog post, John shows us what a modern day purge would
The Long View 2009-04-17: Spengler at the Zombies' Tea Party
Fifteen years ago, I probably wouldn't have taken a bet that the Boston Globe would still be in business in 2024, but they are still chugging along. On the other hand, the loss the New York Times took to sell the paper was staggering. The Times bought the
The Long View: American Babylon
Fr. Richard John Neuhaus liked to say the first thing about politics is that is not the first thing. Over the course of his life, Fr. Neuhaus was an active player in American politics, but he always tried to keep it in its proper place:
In this understanding, it is
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