Hunter S. Thompson eulogizes Richard M. Nixon (1994): “He Was a Crook.”
Arguably, the finest political obituary in American history. A Twitter friend linked to it recently, remarking that he rereads the piece every few months....
In memoriam: Stanley E. Robison (1954-2021)
Stanley E. Robison died earlier this week. Stan possessed a wickedly sharp intellect, but wasn't by any stretch a "know it all." Fellow attorney...
NAHA? Four years later, the questions remain unasked and unanswered
At the Jeffersonville News and Tribune, there is an article: "New Albany Housing Authority moving forward with $27 million in renovations," by Daniel Suddeath.
City...
On the photographer Lewis Hine
Allow me to begin by conceding, as so often on must do, my complete ignorance with the career of Lewis Hine prior to reading...
Diary 9 Dec 2021: Political patronage, police promotion and pervasive paranoia
The reporter John Boyle (WFPK) does a great job of sifting through complicated material and explaining the situation clearly.
Late rent and unsigned leases: Building...
Sunday Summary for 12 September 2021, or, links to what I’ve been writing lately
I seem to have settled on biweekly writing updates, which serve the purpose well enough. The aim is unchanged: an every-other-Sunday compendium of links here...
Secular humanism would be a good antidote to religion — right, News and Tribune?
Apart from Friday afternoons each week, when the Jeffersonville News and Tribune treats us to not one but two evangelical Christian guest columnists, one...
A reminder: “Welcome to the last will and testament of NA Confidential”
15 December 2022 Preface: I've been asked if I would consider getting back into the game, resuming my role as dissident, once again speaking...
The war in Afghanistan turned out like it did because of the way we...
It’s absolutely true, as well as inarguably tragic, that ordinary soldiers must die while trying to facilitate the conclusion of a mistake. It is...
Our (quasi) weekly editorial meme: Get ready to flick your Bic when they play...
But here's a fascinating link, which is all the more interesting for having nothing to do with local politics: Architecture of Concert Stage Design.
Few...
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40 Years in Beer (Book II, Part 44): Life becoming a landslide (1992-93)
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II, Part 43): Facing the music at Rich O’s in 1992.
By the late summer of 1992, a routine had...
Diary: When you personally experience ageism, that’s when you know it’s real
I’ll remember the winter of ’23-’24 as a difficult time for me – professionally, not personally.
This turbulence, which seems to be gradually receding as...
Beers with a Stoic: Wouldn’t it be less expensive NOT to brew house beer?
Let's say that you're a small brewery with a relentless social media presence of three, four or more Fb posts per day, probably 90%...
