Monthly Archives: May 2021

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Pat Lang
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The Joy of Being Local – TTG

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Andrei Martyanov

Or in the words of Buckaroo Banzai, “No matter where you go, there you are.” Damned good movie, btw. I have always preferred my local print newspaper to the infinite stream of information on the internet. This morning the Free … Continue reading →

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Sheikh Jarrah

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Pat Lang

“The Israeli foreign ministry has described what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah as a real estate dispute. Four Palestinian households are facing immediate eviction (there are at least 27 families in similar battles) to make way for the right-wing settler … Continue reading →

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The Big Terrorist Lie and the Growth of the Surveillance State – Feds Using Far-Left Operatives from SPLC, ADL, ACLU in Pentagon ‘Working Group’

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Larry Johnson

An important articles out today that highlights the dangerous road our American republic is traveling–the Federal Government, in the name of combating terrorism, is unconstitutionally spying on Americans and, at the same time, increasing the personnel and infrastructure required subvert … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 19, 2021 by Pat Lang
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Leonidas of Tarentum on Man as Stubble

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Steven J. Willett

Translated by Steven J. Willett This is a black-figure terracotta pinax (plaque) from the 2nd half of the 6th-century BC. It has holes for hanging in a temple and depicts a prothesis scene, the lying-in-state of the deceased surrounded by … Continue reading →

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God Bless and Protect the 1st Amendment

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Pat Lang

“Prince Harry may be many things. But a constitutional expert he clearly is not. In a recent podcast interview (undergone as part of his ongoing effort to avoid the limelight) he opined on the First Amendment to the US Constitution. By his … Continue reading →

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Open Knives – On Human Capital

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Gallo Rojo

I’ve seen the following phrase utilized in some variant across cultures, times, and media: “A weapon left lying around will be used against you by your enemy.” I’m sure Machiavelli and Sun Tzu had some form of it, and I … Continue reading →

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Propertius Elegy I.14 to Tullus on Triumph of Love

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Steven J. Willett

Translated by Steven J. Willett Propertius and Cynthia at Tivoli, Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon Note: This elegy concludes the sequence I.6~14 that deals with opposition to a true lover’s ratio vitae based on the poet’s own experience. The conventional wealth … Continue reading →

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Open Thread – 18 May 2021

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Pat Lang

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