A couple hundred years ago, Robert Burns expressed the belief that “should some power the wee gift give us/ To see ourselves as other see us/ It would from many a blunder free us.” It’s true, but only a subset … Continue reading
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In the last several days much hot air has been expended discussing the downing of a Malaysian airliner killing all 298 aboard. The atrocity was ostensibly committed by separatist forces using a Russian BUK missile. The question under debate has … Continue reading
It’s been obvious since the troubles in Ukraine began that Vladimir Putin was seeking a casus belli. That’s an expression that seems to have gone out of fashion. I learned it from Mr. Groden in 9th Grade Latin class. He … Continue reading